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Board member puts others on notice

13 Bankruptcy Petition which allows us to reorganize our It may be an uneasy Christmas holiday for several people in outstanding debts through an affordable repayment plan,” said Richmond.

Pinkney Eppes. “Under the plan, we will be able to honor all of Richmond School Board member, Tichi Pinkney Eppes (9th our financial obligations.” She added that the filing is a means for District), is on the war path following a recent report by the CBS her and her husband to gain a fresh affiliate station in Richmond, that she says was laden with lies start. and innuendoes to embarrass and discredit her. The report zeroed Pinkney Eppes takes umbrage in on Pinkney Eppes’ personal bankruptcy and on specific board at a fellow board member’s move expenditures. to “defame and belittle” her on Pinckney Eppes claims the “irresponsible” report failed to give the expenditure issue as a way the repayment particulars of the bankruptcy, which names her of allegedly retaliating for a vote and her husband. Instead, the report sought to give viewers she cast against renewing the the impression that the couple was looking to shirk their contract of Richmond Public Schools responsibilities as related to debt repayment. She also claims that Superintendent Dana Bedden. scrutinizing a $7,000 out-of-town expense to help set up parental Pinkney Eppes The television report questioned involvement in the district she represents, gives the impression the legitimacy of the project that it was never approved by the school board and could have and whether it was a legitimate been used to help solve more pressing student issues. expenditure of taxpayer money.

In a lengthy statement released before the weekend, Pinkney “Board member Jeffrey Bourne Eppes is demanding apologies from fellow board members, the [3rd District] ...allowed himself to television station and certain staff, as well as demanding their be used by telling a boldfaced lie, terminations. She is also reserving her right to legal action when he said he was not aware of following consultation with counsel. the price tag for the project,” said “To make it perfectly clear, the … actions that I will be taking do not preclude me from exercising my legal rights,” she said. “After -Pinkney Eppes Pinkney Eppes. “As evidenced by the videotape [of a March 2, 2015 I have had sufficient time to consult with legal counsel, my list of board meeting], he was present ...when the project, including its actions may well increase.” price tag, was revealed and discussed.

Pinckney Eppes has faced scrutiny — both personal and “Yet, when Bourne [was asked by a television reporter] whether otherwise — since her election to the board. From alleged he was aware that the project’s price tag was several thousand heated verbal feuds with fellow board members to being dollars, he responded, ‘No, No.’ Not only did this response make publicly admonished and censured over a breach of confidential Bourne him as a liar, it also exposed Bourne as both incompetent and a student information, facing reckless driving charges that were fool because it is inconceivable that anyone... votes to approve a subsequently amended and facing backlash over personal financial project that clearly has a price tag and later claims ignorance regarding the hardship and bankruptcy, the former Richmond City PTA president wants price tag.” the public to know that she is ready to fight for her reputation.

Pinckney Eppes says that is “interesting” to note that since the airing of the Court documents indicate that Pinkney Eppes, along with her husband, news report, no fellow board member or legal counsel has taken issue with filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection last April. It is the third filing for the the accuracy of the broadcast or Bourne’s statements. board member who helps direct a city schools budget of over $300 million.

“Their silence strongly suggests to me that they were part of the Public filings indicate a trustee in the joint case filed a motion to dismiss conspiracy ...to defame and belittle me. Perhaps, this was their way of it because of alleged failure to make required plan payments, which were retaliating against me for my vote against the extension of the contract of supposed to come from Pinkney Eppes’ husband. If the bankruptcy case is Superintendent Bedden,” she said, adding that she is ditressed by the fact dismissed, Eppes and her husband could lose their protection and be subject that Bourne is employed as a deputy attorney general for the commonwealth. to further collection efforts directly from their creditors.

“I am not ashamed to confirm that my husband and I filed a Chapter (continued on page 2)

“I did not run for political office so that my reputation, my efforts and my intentions could be put on the chopping block... ”

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Journey of hope from homelessness Capital Diaper Bank is seeking your help to raise funds so a Richmond-area infant can continue to attend preschool where she is able to learn and interact with other children. The infant, Ruby, is just one and is already facing the prospect of losing her mother, the person closest to her.

If you talk to Ruby’s mom Wynter, you are always greeted with a smile.

As you get to know her, you learn that the smile masks the pain and despair of homelessness and other issues. Pregnant, outside all day in the cold, waiting for the shelter to reopen at night was Wynter’s daily routine.

But even when you are in what seems like total chaos, there is

(from page 1) “His willingness to lie about this project indicates to me that he is not fit to serve in such a responsible position,” said Pinkney Eppes.

Accordingly, according to her statement, she is asking for the following: · That the Richmond School Board “immediately issue a statement denouncing Bourne’s prevarications and affirm” that the noted project was unanimously passed by the board; · That the board apologizes for its “failure to immediately clear-up the matter and set the record straight”; · That the parent company of the television station launch an investigation into how “such a misguided and erroneous story was allowed to be aired, and, that the company issue an apology for such reprehensible reporting”; · That the parent company “immediately terminate the employment of the station’s news director and the reporter in question for their irresponsible journalism”; and · That Virginia Attorney General

Ruby always something that can bring sunshine into your life. For Wynter, her sunshine arrived with the birth of a beautiful baby girl, Ruby.

With a smile that can light up a room, Ruby has seen and lived a life many can’t imagine. Ruby has already lived in a shelter and is Mark R. Herring “immediately terminate” Bourne because of “Bourne’s lack of ethics and his willingness to participate in a conspiracy to defame me”.

“Suffice it to say, that I am declaring henceforth and forever more, that anyone who seeks to defame or discredit me by using false or questionable information will be dealt with,” said Pinkney Eppes. “It is a difficult task to be an elected official without having to deal with lies, innuendos, and half-baked truths.

“I know that public scrutiny is part of the life of any elected person.

However, I did not run for political office so that my reputation, my efforts and my intentions could be put on the chopping block by those who fail and refuse to check their facts and do the necessary background and research before issuing damaging statements or comments.”

It is unclear who Pinkney Eppes might hire as a lawyer but she has used former State Del. Joe Morrissey in the past.

Neither the Richmond School Board nor Bedden had issued a response to Pinkney Eppes’ statement at LEGACY press time.

now in subsidized housing with her mother, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 terminal breast cancer which has spread to her bones.

Due to Wynter’s illness she is unable to consistently spend the quality time needed to help her daughter thrive.

“We would like to hire a companion to help Ruby’s mom care for her in the evenings due to a lack of support,” notes Capital Diaper Bank representatives.

Ruby’s mother does not qualify for childcare assistance because she is unable to work due to her illness and scholarship donations are quickly being depleted.

Capital Diaper Bank’s ​RENEWING HOPE’S ​collaborative efforts is

bringing changes in the approach to solving homelessness and poverty.

“During this holiday season our work is not over,” notes the Capital Diaper Bank. “Although Ruby and her mom now have a place to stay and have received beds to sleep in, there are still so many things needed.

“Ruby didn’t ask for this life. That’s why there are angels who help give children like Ruby a chance to survive and grow. Ruby’s mom is not a person who has ever asked for support and is deeply appreciative of the possible benefit of this campaign for Ruby.

If you would like to help raise funds for the campaign to benefit Ruby and her mother Winter, visit the website gofundme.com/Hope-for-Ruby.

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Making the holiday special Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) employees at Defense Supply Center Richmond made the holidays special for 112 children through four local schools’ Angel Tree programs. Bensley and Bellwood elementary schools and Meadowbrook High School in Chesterfield County and Reid Elementary School in Richmond have reached out to DSCR employees for several years to support children in need.

Employees dropped gifts off for their adopted angels on center and school representatives picked them up to deliver to the children’s parents.

DSCR employees have participated in the four schools’ Angel Tree programs for more than 20 years.

The annual Angel Tree programs are coordinated by the schools and the DLA Aviation Public Affairs Office staff who, along with many volunteer employees, set up an adoption table in the restaurant on center every year and coordinate the collection and distribution gifts to the schools.

PHOTOS: Amy T. Clement, DLA

Advocates aim to ease the process of changing the gender marker on Va. birth certificates BRAD KUTNER When local woman Melissa Paige went in to get the birth marker changed on her birth certificate back in 2010, it was kind of a nightmare.

Even though she had been living as a woman full time since 2007, the department of vital records needed a pile of documents, among them was detailed proof she had undergone gender reassignment surgery.

“Somebody’s who’s smart enough could probably take [a copy of what I turned in] and do the surgery themselves,” Paige said about the extent of the details the state needed. ”How much gausses they used, how many centimeters they cut, what tool they used to cauterize. It’s my whole entire surgery on paper.”

Luckily she’d had friends who went through the process before, so she had an idea of what to expect. The process took about four months, and one trip to the department to make sure she got the documents done.

But once she had her birth certificate in order, all her other documents – from her drivers licenses to her social security card – fell into place.

“It was boom boom boom, got the rest done,” she said.

Paige’s is not the only one who has had to jump hurdles to get where she is today, and advocates from the Commonwealth and beyond are hoping to make the process she went through a bit easier.

A petition filed by Equality Virginia (EV) and the D.C.-based National Center for Transgender Equality, and sent to the Virginia Department of Vital Records, aims to remove the surgical requirement for gender marker change applicants on birth certificates, as well as the requirement for a court order (something Paige said she handled herself, but often requires a lawyer.)

In simplifying the process, the LGBTQ support groups believe it will create some consistency throughout the legal document system.

“Folks will call and say they updated their info with the DMV, with the doctors office, but they’ll get something in the mail that won’t match,” said Brandon Day, Communications Coordinator for Equality Virginia. “That’s where the complaints are coming from.”

EV has held events explaining the

exhaustive gender marker change process in the past, and while it is easy in other state documents, like a driver’s license at the DMV, changing the marker on a birth certificate is still considered intrusive and cumbersome by some.

“It’s not just a theoretical; having a birth certificate that reflects who you are is very important for an individual when you’re applying for a job or enrolling in school, or going to get other identity documents,” said Arli Christian, State Policy Council for the Transgender Center for Equality. She said Virginia’s policy is not unlike many other states where her group is doing similar work.

The actual requirements from the state as they stand now, according to Christian, deal with a court order and medical documents, but what’s considered a valid medical document in that court order is up to the Virginia Board of the Health.

Christian said the BOH set the standards too high in the past, and now this petition aims to have them reinterpreted to simplify the process.

No matter the how complex the process is, Christian said having a corrected brith certificate is key to

having trans people live a healthy life.

“This is really an important part in reducing discrimination the trans community faces,” she said. “We’re very hopeful that this will move forward.”

The petition is currently in its first of three public comment periods. The process is expected to take up to a year, but public comment is welcome throughout- you can add your support here.

This process isn’t the best case scenario however, much like changes made by the last administration around abortion clinics, a more conservative governor could come in and reassign BOH members who would be less supportive of the transgender community.

“Anytime we make progress through administrative changes vs. statutory changes, we face that risk,” said Christian. “Let’s hope a new board wouldn’t come in with that kind of animosity that they would want to make peoples lives more difficult, but that’s always a possibility, as it is when we change a law.” © GayRVA

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UR senior focuses on black student life with a racial history project JESS DANKENBRING As an active member of the Terms of Racial Justice program, which seeks to address issues related to contemporary race and racism, Victoria Charles, class of 2016, found herself having conversations with fellow students and faculty members about the racial history of the University of Richmond. The group wanted to bring their discussions about race and racial justice into a more public arena at the University — and that’s where the idea for a racial history project began to take shape.

Charles’s curiosity was piqued. She began to wonder what it must have been like to be among the first black students studying at Richmond in the late 1960s, and whether the black student experience has changed over the years.

With the help of a UR Summer Fellowship, Charles spent the summer after her junior year designing and working on a racial history project that focuses on the entrance of black students into predominantly white institutions, and specifically looks at the University of Richmond’s history.

Her American Studies and political science double major gave her two interesting angles from which to look at the topic.

“In terms of American Studies, it’s looking at narratives, understanding who is left out of them and why, and going back to reconstruct them,” said Charles. “In terms of political science, it’s the idea of revolution, looking at what that means throughout time and being able to apply it to a real life situation.”

“A lot of times, when people think about the University of Richmond, they don’t think about protests, or revolution, or radicalism. But [in the late 1960s] the presence of black students on campus was

revolutionary and their choice to be here was radical,” said Charles.

“And not only being here, but carving out a place for themselves, creating organizations, and then being a part of mainstream student life.”

She began her project at the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, where she looked through yearbooks and other materials to develop a comprehensive list of alumni whom she could contact and learn about their experiences. Her research also led her to Tina Cade in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, who recommended other alumni and source materials.

Charles continued her research this fall as a member of the inaugural class of Undergraduate Humanities Fellows. She spent the semester focused on conducting interviews with alumni, getting their stories so that she could construct a narrative, and forming the idea of revolution and what that looked like on campus.

She’ll continue her work this spring with an independent study project.

“I’m thinking about turning the interviews with alums into excerpts of a podcast that also includes my own commentary, presenting my research in a different format,” she said.

By developing a narrative of the past and documenting the black student experience, Charles hopes her work can have an impact on the present student life at the University.

“I’ve thought about my research as an addition to the rich history that the University of Richmond has,” Charles said. “I would hope that people are able to look at the history more proudly and have a deeper understanding of what it means to be a University of Richmond student and how it has evolved throughout the years and how it continues to evolve.”

Victoria Charles

Manager honored for work promoting supplier diversity Ensuring diversity in awarding business contracts is an age-old issue that many government agencies seem to be failing at. However one Henrico County worker, Marvis W. Marshall, has been awarded for her efforts in supplier diversity.

The supplier relations manager for the Henrico County Department of Finance, was recognized by a regional organization, the Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council, for her commitment to ensuring diversity among suppliers in public procurements.

Marshall received the Supplier Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award at an annual awards reception in Hampton. The organization, which consists of corporations, financial institutions, government agencies and universities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, works to expand opportunities for minority business enterprises.

“Marvis was personally honored by her peers for her dedication and commitment to the Council and to the supplier community she serves,” said Cecelia H. Stowe, purchasing director for Henrico. “Marvis is extremely committed to not only

Marvis W. Marshall the success of Henrico’s supplier program but also to ensuring that all suppliers have access to procurement opportunities.”

A certified professional public buyer with the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing since 1988, Marshall serves on the Council’s board of directors and is chairwoman of its certification committee. She also is a member of the SWAM (small, women-owned and minority-owned business) Task Committee for the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.

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Op/Ed & Letters

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Finding the holiday spirit JILL PERTLER It’s the season of celebration.

Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or Festive Festivus – whatever your phrase of choice, it’s a lovely time to celebrate and believe in miracles. People all around are joyous and giddy with cheer.

To further illustrate the magnificence of the holiday, ugly Christmas sweaters are back in style.

Some of them even feature blinking lights.

What’s not to love about an overthe-top time of year filled with electric sweaters, wrapped gifts, a tree in the living room, parties for hosting, candlelight, cookies, eggnog and fruitcake? It’s exuberant celebration for the taking and making. There’s only one problem. I wasn’t feeling it this year.

I’ll be honest; it comes from the pressure of trying to do it all. Have it all. Get it all done – from scratch – bigger and better than ever before.

To bake 14 varieties of cookies without gaining any holiday weight.

To carve out time so the kids get to make the annual gingerbread house. To have a family night solely dedicated to watching “Elf.” To find the ideal and desired items so everyone is shocked and awed by their gifts. To get the perfect family photo for the perfect card that perfectly illustrates the perfection of your family – without overt bragging The LEGACY NEWSPAPER Vol. 1 No. 47 Mailing Address 409 E. Main Street 4 Office Address 105 1/2 E. Clay St. Richmond, VA 23219 Call 804-644-1550 Online www.legacynewspaper.com

or coming across like you think you are well, perfect. To wrap and decorate and trim and carol while (it goes without saying) you remain calm and bright and your heart is filled with the true meaning of the season.

It’s overwhelming and I guess I was letting it show this year more than others. I was lacking in decoration motivation, cookie baking ability and overall holiday spirit. But my ho-hohopeful husband wasn’t going to let my bah humbug mentality get the best of him. He suggested we go get a tree.

“You can pick it out and I’ll do the rest,” he said. “I’ll put it up and decorate it. You won’t have to do a thing.”

Famous last words.

We did find a tree. It wasn’t very tall or full but it had bark and branches. My husband propped it in its stand and tightened the bolts The LEGACY welcomes all signed letters and all respectful opinions.

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to stabilize the trunk. Our Charlie Brown sapling leaned to the left. We adjusted the bolts and straightened the sparse spruce. When my husband let go of the tree, it leaned to the right. We pulled and prodded and repeated the process. Still, our tree leans.

At least it hasn’t toppled over – yet. (My husband’s observation, not mine.)

“It wasn’t meant to be straight,” he said. “It looks good with a little lean in it. Gives it character.”

Our youngest son contemplated the tree, cocking his head to the side presumably to make it appear straight. After about 30 seconds of scrutiny he said, “It’s awfully small.”

“That’s because it doesn’t have its lights yet,” my glass-half-full husband told him. “Lights make a tree look bigger. Besides, size doesn’t matter. It still smells like a tree.” My husband took a deep breath through his nose. “Smell that?”

We all smelled the tree and had to agree it had a fine pine scent.

My husband looped one string of lights around from top to bottom and even I had to admit our little tree was looking brighter. He got the box of ornaments from the basement and we put them on one by one.

There was a baby girl ornament from 1991 commemorating our

daughter’s first Christmas. Another of Mickey ears reminded us of a trip to Disney World. Snowmen with the message “I love the USA” were from Christmas 2001. We hung a tiny cable car from the year my husband and I traveled to San Francisco.

We found a framed ornament of a Labrador retriever puppy and remembered our dear dog. This will be our first Christmas without her.

There were countless ornaments handmade by the kids over the years – each one a true treasure.

As we adorned the branches, I was glad my husband talked me into getting the tangle of greenery that is our tree this year. We don’t have time to do all the things we wish we could to get ready for the holiday. We don’t have the money to buy huge and tremendous jaw-dropping gifts.

We might not get the gingerbread house made or picture perfect cards sent.

And that’s okay, because we do have the things we really need. Right here. Hanging on the branches of our tiny tree.

Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Assault bans needed

The ban on the sale of assault weapons used to enjoy bipartisan support. Closing of all loopholes for background checks seems just common sense. In fact, four in five Americans support background checks. Similarly numbers would prevent the mentally ill from owning guns. Seven of 10 support creating a federal database on gun ownership.

Majorities would ban the sale of assault weapons.

Despite this, common sense gun control has become a bitter partisan issue. The Washington Post reports that from 1993 to 2007 Republicans were split about 5050 on gun control, with Democrats two to one in favor. Then after the election of Barack Obama, Democrats didn’t change their views, but now 75 percent of Republicans line up against more gun control.

Gun ownership — even of assault weapons — is increasingly defended as a “check against government tyranny.” After Colorado Springs or San Bernardino, or Connecticut or Oregon or Virginia or South Carolina, the gun lobby and their allies argue that more guns are the answer, not part of the problem.

Common sense gun control won’t happen until this partisan divide is broken. It can advance in blue states, perhaps, and in blue municipalities where the state hasn’t banned local action. National reforms won’t happen until people break the partisan stalemate. This is a time for people of faith — of all denominations — to come together and demand common sense reforms to limit the gun epidemic that

continues to spread.

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Mine is better

Call me a “JFK Democrat”; call my efforts an injection of Liberty into a Democrat Party whose leadership is obtuse to liberty, or at minimum subordinates it to THEIR version of local, state and federal control.

Here’s a taste of what I offer your audience and voters: A) I help young adults more than Clinton or Sanders.

B) I help black people more than Clinton, Sanders, or Obama.

C) I help our school-children more than the progressive “establishment"”.

D) I help people save for homes, schools, and retirement better than any Republican.

E) I enunciate better than even conservative Republicans how fiscal policy is more moral for families.

F) I enunciate the perniciousness of forced socialism better than any candidate since Barry Goldwater in 1964.

G) I trumpet the GOOD of voluntary socialism as well as Bernie Sanders. (That’s voluntary acts Bernie, not forced).

H) I trumpet the good of environmentalism more persuasively than Jill Stein. Yes, I’m seeking the Green Party nomination as well.

I) I’m a decent trumpeter of liberty at the federal, state and local levels.

On the federal level, I’m not as pure as Rand Paul (we differ greatly re privacy - I say “the internet / cell phone genie cannot be put back in the bottle, so don’t even try”). But I make the argument about more

liberty within states, schools, and municipalities in ways Rand Paul won’t.

J) I’m a better feminist than Hillary Clinton.

K) I’m a better “small d democrat” respecting popular sentiments and Jacksonian governance, than all the Democrat officialdom.

L) Both major parties need more liberty injected in their discourse and plans. The best place is not the White House, but Congress and State Houses. That’s where The Resistance, the vehicle for lesser-known citizens to challenge at the Congressional and State levels, comes in. I have three candidates in tow now, and I expect it will grow to thirty by March. They will fight in spring primaries, and they will conduct “AIR- AIDs” very publicly. So resistance will live on after my candidacy.

That’s 12 ideas, more than you’ve seen from Hillary and Bernie combines in the last month.

Mark Stewart Candidate for president Co-founder of The Resistance

Symbolism & substance I am excited that student activists are stepping up and speaking out about the racist and Confederate symbols that are woven into the very existence of our nation. I am repulsed whenever I have to drive down “Jefferson Davis Highway” in a Washington, D.C. suburb (and initially designed to go from Virginia to California) wondering why a loser like Davis (the Confederates did lose the war – imagine Hitler Avenue in Germany) gets an interstate highway named for him. The Davis Highway

is not the only elevation of a loser racist South of the Mason-Dixon line.

Indeed, students (and others) are right to protest the glorification of racists and racism. But those who protest racist symbols must also be aware that it is easier to lower a flag, shroud a painting, or remove a name from a building or road than it is to tackle the root causes of institutional racism.

There has been a laudable increase in student activism that has garnered necessary national attention. At the University of Missouri, black student outrage, combined with the financial pressure applied by the football team (whose unwillingness to play a scheduled football game would have cost the university a million dollars), pushed both a president and a chancellor out of their jobs. At Harvard, where the designation of undergraduate facility leaders as “house masters” has been long-debated, the university has now decided to change the way they address those in that position.

At Princeton, students decrying Woodrow Wilson as a virulent racist (which is nothing but the truth), have demanded that his name be removed from college buildings.

Kudos, kudos to these activist students and to their demands.

Still, symbolism is not enough.

How will changing the term “house maters” to “house leaders” (my suggestion) change the institutional relationships between the school and marginalized students. Will Harvard hire more black faculty?

Pay more attention to black students? Or will the name change be symbolic and not substantive?

Julianne Malveaux

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Faith & Religion

In season of giving, Americans donating more to charities Francis effect’ prompts increased contributions Americans said they increased their donations to charity in 2015, according to a new survey conducted by the Saint Leo University Polling Institute. And Pope Francis’ historic visit to the United States may have influenced their generosity.

While 14.1 percent surveyed said they do not donate to charities and 15.9 percent indicated they would give less in 2015 than in 2014, 61 percent said they are giving more or the same this year. And 24.3 percent of Catholics surveyed said they will

donate more to charity.

Did the so-called “Francis Effect,” based on the pope’s visit in September 2015, prompt increased giving? In fact, 14.9 percent said they were motivated to give the same or more by Pope Francis. The pope’s popularity remained high, as 70 percent of those polled said they had a very or somewhat favorable opinion of the pope. In a September poll, favorable opinion of Pope Francis was 75.8 percent. That poll was timed to coincide with the pope’s visit

Blacks must begin to participate in clinical trials

the lives of all people, particularly people of African heritage.

Caine noted that as a result of clinical trial “…we were able to cut heart disease in half.”

“When patients get involved, science succeeds,” she said. “You must remain aware of what’s going on.”

With precision and clarity, Dunston explained the historical and presentday reality of the Human Genome and its impact on medicine in the 21st century.

Thorne reminded attendees why African Americans are suspicious of clinical trials. Although there are far too many incidents of medical genocide and malpractice involving blacks through decades and generations, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment is the most infamous clinical trial where the U.S. Public Health Service led black men with syphilis to believe that they were receiving free medical care. However, they were being left untreated so scientists could study the effects of prolonged syphilis.

After 40 years, the study finally concluded in 1972. This dark time in history is just one reason why blacks

A panel discussion on the Science of Medicine at the Healthy Churches Conference 2020 highlighted the need for African Americans to participate in clinical trials.

Panelists, facilitated by Dr. Martez Prince, Pharm.D.RPh, Pharmacy Director of Premier Pharmacy in Charlotte, N.C., were Shelia L. Thorne, president and CEO, Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group, LLC; Associate Clinical Professor, Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare; Virginia Caine, MD, director of the Marion County Public Health Department for Indianapolis, IN and Georgia M. Dunston, PhD, founding director, National Human Genome Center, Howard University College of Medicine. Each presenter gave conference participants details about emerging science that can improve

to the United States. His popularity dipped in Saint Leo’s October poll with 66.4 percent saying they had a favorable opinion, but increased with the December poll.

“Clearly, the pope had the most influence on Catholics,” said Dr. Marc Pugliese, Saint Leo University assistant professor of religion and theology in Virginia. “And Catholics already give; it is natural to their religion. And they were most influenced by the pope.”

Among U.S. Catholics polled, whom Pugliese said are influenced by their religion to act charitably, giving to specific causes was even greater.

“People feel compelled to do something,” said Dr. Nancy Wood,

Saint Leo University associate chair of human services, “whether that is donating money or donating time and volunteering.”

Giving back to the community unites Americans, Wood said. “It’s helping my neighborhood out, getting back to the traditional ‘it takes a village,’” she said.

The pope’s message is resonating with non-Catholics as well, Wood said. “It translates into helping others [among those of other religions or no organized religion].”

The Francis Effect definitely is in play in relation to charitable giving, agreed Dr. Susan Kinsella, department chair of human services at Saint Leo University.

Virginia Caine, MD tend to have a deep-seeded distrust of the medical industry, particularly of clinical trials. A February 2014 article in the Washington Post by David Satcher, former surgeon general of the United States, discussed the importance of black participation in clinical trials. In the op-ed titled “More African Americans need to participate in clinical trials,” Satcher gives a brief history on the Tuskegee Experiment and the

lasting effects it has had on the black community.

“We participate in clinical trials at far lower rates than other ethnic groups, which helps to perpetuate the sort of disparities seen with diseases such as Alzheimer’s,” said Satcher.

This disparity has not only impacted the physical health of the community, but has also negatively affected the financial health and overall quality of living.

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THE SOUNDTRACK OF LIFE IS ELECTRIC There is a soundtrack that accompanies your every day – whether it’s the rolling tumble of the dryer or the coffee pot dripping with your morning cup. But what we often consider background noise is actually an electric score that accompanies our lives. It’s a rich symphony of cadences and clicks, buzzes, bells, whistles and whirs, and it’s there all the time.

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Richmond performing arts complex to be renamed ‘Dominion Arts Center’ Richmond CenterStage will be renamed the “Dominion Arts Center,” in recognition of a $5.5-million grant from the Richmond-based energy company’s Dominion Foundation.

The grant to the performing arts complex on East Grace Street in downtown Richmond will be used to support the ongoing operation, maintenance and physical improvement to the facility.

“Dominion is invested in the cultural and artistic vibrancy of our local communities,” said Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dominion Resources. “Our grant seeks to strengthen the performing arts by helping sustain the unique and historic Carpenter Theatre and the other venues at the downtown complex. Richmond’s dynamic arts scene is an indispensable ingredient in making our region an attractive place to live and work.”

The new name is expected to be phased in on tickets and marketing materials beginning early next year with building signage expected to be installed next spring. The Dominion Arts Center includes the fullyrenovated, 87-year-old, nearly 1,800seat Carpenter Theatre; the multiuse space Rhythm Hall; the intimate Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse; and the Genworth BrightLights Education Center promoting arts in education to the region’s Pre-K-12 students, teachers and families. The facility also is home to the administrative offices of Richmond CenterStage, the Richmond Symphony and the Virginia Opera.

“Dominion has long been a generous corporate citizen that has supported many organizations and programs in Richmond, including

the local arts community,” said Janet Starke, executive director of Richmond CenterStage. “Having an historic venue like the Carpenter Theatre is truly unique for any performing arts organization. People are amazed and inspired from the moment they walk in – even before the curtain rises. However, having this wonderful, historic facility also means that funds are needed to keep it in the best possible condition for every performer who takes our stage or patron who sits in our seats.

Dominion Foundation’s grant will make it possible for us to ensure that our facility remains a treasured destination for performers and audiences alike.”

Richmond CenterStage and its venues are part of a successful public-private partnership between Richmond CenterStage, the Mayor’s Office and City Council. Information regarding the donation and renaming was submitted to the Richmond City Council on Dec. 14. Since the city has an ownership interest in the

Richmond CenterStage complex, approval by Richmond City Council is required for renaming the facility.

That vote is expected to take place at the Jan. 11 council meeting.

Dominion is a significant supporter of the arts community in Richmond, including Richmond CenterStage.

In 2012, the stage at Altria Theater was renamed Dominion Stage in appreciation of the company’s $2 million gift that helped renovate that historic theater. Since 2007, Dominion has given more than $4 million to Richmond CenterStage for construction, operations, and artistic and educational programming.

“The soon-to-be Dominion Arts Center is the Richmond Symphony’s home – our performance home and our administrative home – so we know first-hand the importance of having a facility that is wellmaintained and in top condition for patrons and performers alike. Many local arts groups use the venues in this performing arts complex, and we’re very grateful for Dominion’s

commitment to help keep this place attractive and fully up-to-date,” said David Fisk, executive director of the Richmond Symphony and vice chair of the Resident Company Association. Richmond CenterStage’s resident companies include the City of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation, Elegba Folklore Society, Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond, Richmond Ballet, The Richmond Forum, Richmond Symphony, School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC), Virginia Opera, Quill Theatre and Virginia Repertory Theatre.

Dominion’s grant, funded by shareholder dollars, is being made through the Dominion Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm.

Dominion reports that in 2014, Dominion and The Dominion Foundation provided more than $18 million to support non-profit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the environment, promote education and encourage community vitality.

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Ask Alma Save me from the crazy CEO Dear Alma, Three weeks ago, I landed the job of my dreams at 25 years old. It’s what I’ve been working towards since leaving college. It’s in a fabulous office building downtown for a major entertainment company that anyone would love to be a part of.

Here’s the problem: the CEO is cra-cra, crazy! She yells at you and is never, ever satisfied. She sometimes belittles your work in staff meetings and makes you start all over after you’ve done exactly what she asked you to do.

Don’t get me wrong, she’s brilliant (and beautiful) and you can learn a lot just watching her creativity, but I just don’t know how long I can take her attitude. I mean, I love this dream job because it allows you to meet celebrities and the Who’s Who of our community, and truthfully I don’t want to just walk away.

Alma! What do I do, how can I put up with this diva? She is driving me cra-cra!

Hello Sweet Pea, Since there’s a little diva in us all, I’m sure you can handle this hurdle for a minute. Let me stop right here, cause I’ve just gotta say, your situation reminds me of the movie, “The Devil Wears Prada,” LOL, and presents the dilemma – do you wanna save your sole or your soul?

Ok, that was stale, I know, let’s keep it moving.

Landing your dream job is the greatest. When you finally arrive, you’re totally consumed by it, losing

all track of time and space. When you love what you do, you’d literally do it for free, so let’s be thankful for that part of your blessing up front.

My advice is to stick it out for the next 6-12 months, then reconsider new options.

Don’t get wrapped up in the feelings, it’s a job, not a marriage.

You’re still young, focus on the task at hand and what it’s adding to your career. Submerge your attention in the duties, not the diva.

When she ruffles your feathers, remind yourself, she’s leading you towards an oasis of opportunity.

Every great position has some drawbacks. Smooth mountains aren’t scalable; you need the rough sides to hold on too, gain your footing and propel yourself to the next level.

You’ve got this girl, you’ve prepared for this moment. All of what you learn and the contacts you’ll create along the way, make it well worth the sacrifice and journey.

Respect, admire, and absorb all you can from this diva, you’ll one day say you defeated. While looking back on this big adventure years from now, reminiscing with more smiles and hallelujahs than tears, I’m sure. ***** Want advice? E-mail questions to alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com.Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma *****

Author pens book on the youth perspective of civil unrest Kenneth Braswell is no stranger to finding ways to help his community address sensitive subjects. His professional career is currently grounded in running his 11 year old not-for-profit -- Fathers Incorporated-- in an effort to build the capacity of fathers to be build stronger families.

Fast-forward thousands of articles, three books and two documentaries later, Braswell has turned his attention to children’s literature.

Braswell’s newest venture “Daddy, There’s a Noise Outside,” takes the complex issue of protesting and breaks the conversation down so that a 1st grader can understand.

“The idea came when my 6-year-old son asked my wife why was I in Baltimore on the day that the indictments were issued on the six police in the Freddie Gray case,” said Braswell. “To which she said to him; Wait till your father comes home, and ask him.” That explanation transformed into a 24-page children’s book focused on helping 1st-3rd graders understand the nuances of protest.

The story begins when two children are awakened by noises in the middle of the night outside the window of their inner-city neighborhood. Both their dad and mom spend the next morning explaining to them what was taking place in their community.

The book is illustrated by Atlanta resident Joe Dent and New York artist Julie Anderson. A full release launch of the book will be at a book signing on MLK Day (Jan. 18) in Atlanta. See fathersincorporated.com for details.

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Law flies against history’s lesson that federal oversight is a good thing for vulnerable children For a decade, congressional attempts to revise the embattled 2001 No Child Left Behind Act – a reauthorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – hit a brick wall.

That recently changed. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), passed by the House (359-64) and Senate (85-12), got President Barack Obama’s signature.

Will the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) live up to its name and assure equal educational opportunity for every one of America’s 50 million public school children?

“We know that when the community is engaged in a school's success, students reap the benefits.

The community school model is one that works and one that should be replicated to serve lowincome students across the country. The ESSA will assist more schools in more communities to harness shared resources to support student achievement and school success.”

- Congressman and Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.) As educators with both professional and personal (Felicity Crawford as special education teacher-educator, and Mary Battenfeld as a historian and urban public school parent) stakes in K-12 policy and practice, we think the answers range from certainly, in some ways, to a clear no.

The provisions of this 1,061-page bill (about 400 more than NCLB) do not vary radically from the “accountability through testing” mandates that have marked federal education policy for the last 14 years.

The main difference is that the ESSA hands the educational accountability ball from the federal government to

President Barack Obama signs the ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’, a bipartisan rewrite of No Child Left Behind, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. the states.

Every Student Succeeds is better, because it rightly takes aim at test and punish strategies, and creates some valuable programs. But ESSA, like NCLB, emphasizes K-12 accountability over root causes of educational inequality. And the new law flies against history’s lesson that federal oversight is a good thing for vulnerable children.

What makes ESSA better Organizations with widely divergent views on education agree that the ESSA should replace NCLB. Civil rights leaders who had opposed earlier versions of an NCLB revision as well as the National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, charter advocates and the testing reform group Fairtest all see the ESSA as better policy than what now exists.

How is “Every Student Succeeds” better? It provides more flexibility on testing. It also ends “Adequate Yearly Progress” – a measure that

required schools to show test score gains. Schools that failed to meet goals were penalized.

Other provisions in Every Student Succeeds are also genuine steps forward, such as preschool development grants for low-income children and an arts education fund.

In addition, the new law drops the term “core academic subjects” and uses instead a “well-rounded education,” meaning that subjects like social studies and arts are less likely to be what one study called “collateral damage of the No Child Left Behind Act.” The ESSA also stops the practice of putting multiple student subgroups (students with disabilities and lowincome students, for example) into “supersubgroups” – a practice that can mask inequities.

But these changes are more about what’s bad in our current policies than what’s good in the new bill.

Testing vs. anti-poverty In 2013, for the first time, low-

income children (defined as living in households where the income is no more than 185 percent of the poverty threshhold) became the majority in U.S. public schools, prompting the Southern Education Foundation to warn that unless we provide more for these students, “the trends of the last decade will be prologue for a nation not at risk, but a nation in decline.”

Poor children and their families and communities show tremendous resilience and learn in spite of tremendous obstacles. Yet, as researchers like Stanford’s Sean Reardon have shown, family income closely correlates to academic achievement.

In North Carolina, for example, all schools that received an “F” rating have school populations of more than 50 percent low-income children.

What is the new law’s solution to this? Same as the old law.

Schools will need to monitor academic performance of vulnerable

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McAuliffe announces higher education and workforce budget Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s budgetary proposals are aimed at laying a foundation for a new Virginia economy by investing in higher education and strengthening workforce development, according to his office.

Speaking at Reynolds Community College recently, before an audience of higher education representatives, business leaders and elected officials, McAuliffe said that the biennial budget he introduced last week will make significant investments in Virginia’s higher education system and steer those institutions toward preparing students to lead in the 21st century economy.

“We will also continue to reinvent the workforce system to be more effective and more in touch with the real-world needs of our businesses,” he said. “Virginia has an opportunity to lead the way on workforce development and this budget is a step in that direction.”

“Developing and retaining worldclass talent is the most important strategy for sustained economic growth in Virginia,” said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones.

“The investments announced are critical for all of the work we do to promote economic development in all regions of the commonwealth.”

"The innovative investments the Governor announced today will help us address equity, access, and completion in the commonwealth's higher education system,” said Secretary of Education Anne Holton. “We must begin laying the groundwork for success in the new Virginia economy, and it starts here with the governor’s bold agenda.”

The higher education and workforce development priorities funded in the governor’s biennial budget include:

Dec. 23, 2015 • 13 In-State Financial Assistance: enables colleges and universities to better address undergraduate financial need - $48,197,326 Access and Completion: Incentivizes institutions to educate and graduate more in-state students and supports underrepresented students $50,000,000 Tuition Assistance Grant: Increases the individual undergraduate grant award for students attending independent colleges to $3,400 $2,000,000 Planning Grant for a Regional Center to Investigate Sexual Violence: Supports a study on creating a Virginia higher education regional center for investigation and adjudication of criminal incidents of sexual and gender-based violence on campuses - $100,000

Online Degree Completion Initiative: Establishes a flexible online degree completion program targeted toward adult learners and nontraditional students - $8,100,000 Virginia Longitudinal Data System: Maintains and enhances capacity of Virginia's longitudinal data system $2,450,000 Noncredit Workforce Development: Supports workforce credentialing programs at Virginia’s community colleges to increase the number of those receiving certifications in highdemand fields - $24,600,000 Virginia TalentLink: Support the Virginia Jobs Investment Program rebranding. The new program will develop an information portal for businesses to connect with regional resources and talent. Provides access to better data analytics to find, plan

and assist in the development of talent pipelines in high-demand occupations and skills. – $932,000 Innovation Fund: Stimulates collaboration among public school divisions, community colleges, and universities to expand affordability through competitively awarded grants - $5,000,000 Two Percent Salary Increase: Provides for a two percent salary increase for Virginia’s higher education faculty and staff, consistent with state employee raises - $25,700,000 Research: Provides one-time incentive packages to high performing researchers as well as establishes centers of excellence where the researchers can collaborate - $40,000,000

Route 134 Bridge Replacement Project York County Design Public Hearing Thursday, January 21, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tabb Library (Across from the YMCA) 100 Long Green Boulevard, Yorktown, VA 23693 Find out about the proposed bridge replacement project for Route 134 over Brick Kiln Creek in York County.

Come and see the proposed project plans to rehabilitate the southbound bridge and replace the existing aging northbound bridge with a new bridge that meets current design standards on Route 134 over Brick Kiln Creek. The proposed bridges will have two 12-foot travel lanes with a 10-foot right shoulder and a 6-foot left shoulder in each direction.

Review the project information and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation at the public hearing, at the VDOT Hampton Roads District Office located at 1700 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA 23434, 757-925-2500, 1-800-367-7623, TTY/TDD 711, or at the VDOT Williamsburg Residency Office, 4451 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188, 757-253-5138.

Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions. Property impact information, relocation assistance policies and tentative construction schedules are available for your review at the above addresses and will be available at the public hearing.

Give your written or oral comments at the hearing or submit them by February 1, 2016, to Mr. Samba Secka, P.E., Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 1700 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA 23434. You may also email your comments to Samba.Secka@VDOT.Virginia.gov. Please reference “Route 134 Bridge Replacement Comment” in the subject line.

In compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and 36 CFR Part 800, information concerning the potential effects of the proposed project on properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places is provided in the environmental documentation.

VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact VDOT’s Civil Rights Division at 757-925-2500 or TTY/TDD 711.

State Project: 0134-099-632, P101, R201, M501, B613, B612

Federal Project: BR-5A03(663)

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Guidance for police in domestic & intimate assault cases Police departments asked to examine gender-bias and victim treatment

The Department of Justice has issued new guidance to law enforcement agencies, detailing how certain police responses to domestic violence and sexual assault violate victims’ civil rights.

The guidance comes on the heels of DOJ investigations of gender-biased policing in New Orleans; Puerto Rico; Missoula, Montana; and Maricopa County, Arizona; which documented the systemic failure of police departments to properly investigate domestic violence and sexual assault cases or to hold police officers accountable when they commit domestic or sexual violence.

“Domestic violence-related

calls constitute the single largest category of calls received by police departments, so how police officers respond to domestic violence and sexual assault has a huge impact on the lives of women, families, and communities across the United States,” said Sandra Park, senior staff attorney in the ACLU Women’s Rights Project. “Police practices can either help end the cycle of violence or they can perpetuate it.”

Even when an assault clearly qualifies as criminal activity, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault may face disbelief, victim-blaming, and hostility from law enforcement. The ACLU and

its partners recently released a report – “Responses from the Field: Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Policing” – documenting biases against survivors as reported by advocates and attorneys who work with them.

The DOJ guidance calls on local police departments to examine their practices and policies relating to policing of domestic violence and sexual assault, which disproportionately impact women and LGBT people. It lays out the following eight principles that should guide police departments: •Recognize and address biases, assumptions, and stereotypes about victims; •Treat all victims with respect and employ interviewing tactics that encourage a victim to participate and provide facts about the incident; •Investigate sexual assault or domestic violence complaints thoroughly and effectively; •Appropriately classify reports of sexual assault or domestic violence; •Refer victims to appropriate services; •Properly identify the assailant in domestic violence incidents; •Hold officers who commit sexual assault or domestic violence accountable; and •Maintain, review, and act upon data regarding sexual assault and domestic violence.

“The new DOJ guidance is a critical tool welcomed by both

law enforcement and community advocates that empowers them to work together to improve how domestic violence and sexual assault cases are handled,” said Park.

“Survivors must have equal access to an unbiased criminal justice system that offers them protection and ensures that perpetrators cannot act with impunity.”

Courts and the DOJ have concluded that victims of domestic and sexual assault crimes are denied equal protection under the U.S. Constitution when these crimes are treated less seriously than other offenses based on gender bias.

Victims’ due process rights are also violated when police commit acts of violence, such as sexual assault, or when a victim is put at greater risk as a result of police conduct.

The ACLU, along with other civil rights and anti-violence groups, sought DOJ guidance on genderbiased policing, and over 180 national, state, and local groups joined a letter reinforcing this request in June.

Domestic violence and sexual assault are reported to be two of the most prevalent forms of genderbased violence. In the U.S., over one million women are sexually assaulted each year, and more than a third of women are subjected to rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime, with women of color disproportionately affected.

Achievement gap continues to narrow for underserved students U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever before, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. The nation’s high school graduation rate hit 82 percent in 2013-14, the highest level since states adopted a new uniform way of calculating graduation rates five years ago.

“America’s students have achieved another record milestone by improving graduation rates for a fourth year,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “The hard work of teachers, administrators, students and their families has made these gains possible and as a

result many more students will have a better chance of going to college, getting a good job, owning their own home, and supporting a family. We can take pride as a nation in knowing that we’re seeing promising gains, including for students of color.”

What’s more, the gap between white students and black and Hispanic students receiving high school diplomas continues to narrow, and traditionally underserved populations like English language learners and students with disabilities continue to make gains, the data show.

“A high school diploma is absolutely critical, absolutely attainable and key to future success in college,

in the workforce and in life. It is encouraging to see our graduation rate on the rise and I applaud the hard work we know it takes to see this increase. But too many students never get their diploma, never walk across the graduation stage and while our dropout numbers are also decreasing, we remain committed to urgently closing the gaps that still exist in too many schools and in too many communities.”

Since 2010, states, districts and schools have been using a new, common metric—the adjusted cohort graduation rate—to promote greater accountability and develop strategies that will help reduce dropout rates and increase graduation rates

in schools nationwide. For four consecutive years, graduation rates have continued to climb, which reflects continued progress among America's high school students.

To ensure the economic strength of our country, students must graduate high school ready for college, careers and life. The department is spending more than $1.5 billion in early learning; implemented strategies that improve achievement and close opportunity gaps, and awarded billions of dollars through such grant programs as Race to the Top, Investing in Innovation, and School Improvement Grants; and expanded college access and affordability for families.

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Actions, words & the black $ Several black business people marked what they call a momentous occasion in Washington, D.C.’s black business community. In a strategic effort to keep black dollars circulating in the black business community, a group of male entrepreneurs led by the U.S. Black Chambers Inc. (USBC) opened individual bank accounts with Industrial Bank-- one of the nation’s few black-owned banks.

“This is about more than making the decision to bank with a black bank, this is about black business owners taking one of their most valued resources (money) and making the choice to put their money in the hands of a black-owned business,” said USBC CEO Ron Busby Sr. The statistics on the rate in which money circulates in the black community is alarming, continued Busby. He called for every black American to reconsider where they’re putting their money.

“The saying goes: ‘Money, power and respect’,” said Busby. “Until we have total control of how we circulate our money, our power and respect will continue to be marginalized.”

According to published reports, the dollar circulates almost 10 times within the Jewish community before

it reaches the outside. It circulates almost six times within the Asian community before it reaches the outside and it circulates an infinite number of times within the white community; more than all other groups. Conversely, the black dollar does not even circulate one time within its own community. Estimates indicate that the black dollar stays in the black community less than six hours.

USBC CEO Ron Busby Sr. (center left) with Industrial Bank CEO Doyle Mitchell along with members of the Black Male Entrepreneurship Institute.

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The Keep Henrico Beautiful Committee and Henrico County Department of Public Utilities will accept Christmas trees for recycling into mulch from through Saturday, Jan. 9.

The free service, which preserves landfill space and the environment, is available to Henrico residents only. Trees will be accepted at the following locations: • Henrico Government Center, 4301 E. Parham Road, in the lower parking lot; • Eastern Government Center, 3820 Nine Mile Road, in the front parking lot; • Springfield Road Public Use Area, 10600 Fords Country Lane, near Nuckols Road and Interstate 295; and • Charles City Road Public Use Area, 2075 Charles City Road.

Trees can be dropped off anytime at the Henrico Government Center and Eastern Government Center and from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at the Springfield Road and Charles City Road public use areas. Trees must be free of tinsel, lights, ornaments, tree stands and water bowls.

Free mulch is available to Henrico residents at the public use areas.

For information on the tree recycling program, call 804-727-8770.

Ongoing Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health is offering the FAMILIES Program, a free, federally grant funded program to provide counseling support to caregivers of persons with dementia.

To determine if you are eligible for this program or to learn more, call Riverside Senior Care Navigation at 757-856-7030. HOUR: MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The program is currently available to residents of James City County, York County, Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, Williamsburg, Gloucester and Mathews.

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Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act reduces sentences for nonviolent offenders Virginia’s senior U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) recently signed on to the bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, comprehensive legislation that grants judges greater sentencing flexibility for certain lowlevel drug offenders and establishes recidivism reduction programs, while also targeting violent criminals. The bipartisan group, led by senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), includes 28 senators – 15 Democrats and 13 Republicans.

“I’m committed to working with this bipartisan group to get this bill through Congress to guarantee that everyone has access to justice,” said Warner. “This legislation represents a step in the right direction towards reforming our criminal justice system and better protecting Virginia communities from violent criminals.”

Wants said he wants to ensure that every punishment matches the crime

in a bid to reduce over-incarceration and prison overcrowding while “strengthening families, and saving taxpayer dollars”.

The proposal narrows the scope of mandatory minimum prison sentences to focus on the most serious drug offenders and violent criminals, while broadening and establishing new outlets for individuals with minimal non-felony criminal histories to avoid mandatory minimum sentences under current law. The bill also reduces certain mandatory minimums, providing judges with greater discretion when determining appropriate sentences, and preserves cooperation incentives to aid law enforcement in tracking down kingpins.

In addition to reducing prison terms for certain offenders through sentencing reform, qualifying inmates can earn reduced sentences

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“greatest barrier” to educational opportunity, and under Title I provided $US1 billion for schools with large numbers of poor children.

Though Title I is central to the ESSA, LBJ’s understanding that educational achievement depends on civil and economic rights is largely absent. Thus the new law seems unlikely to hit pause on the practice of disproportionaly penalizing vulnerable students and their schools. For example, when Chicago closed 49 elementary schools, Black students were the majority population in 90 percent of those schools. Nearly 60 percent had a high concentration of special needs students.

Often, charters, which receive increased support under the “Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools” section of ESSA, replace closed schools. Yet charters have a decidedly mixed record, particularly with English

groups, which include students living in poverty. So states will still have to test 95 percent of children, and intervene in the lowest performing schools.

That means the ESSA will likely do little to disrupt the NCLB pattern of “punishing” vulnerable children and the “low performance” of the schools they attend. This will not fix achievement gaps.

In Newark, New Jersey, as in many cities, “accountability” has meant more testing and school closures, leading parent activist Sharon Smith to decry policies that “caused harm in our community…and long-term trauma for our children.”

Testing mandates in the ESSA continue the retreat from the antipoverty focus of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In signing that act, President Lyndon Johnson identified poverty as the

President Barack Obama signs the Fair Sentencing Act, Washington, D.C. in this file photo. The president has commuted the sentences of dozens of nonviolent federal drug offenders in line with his administration’s efforts to undo what it sees as the unfair sentencing practices imposed by “tough on crime” policies, which frequently mandated harsh prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, disproportionately affecting black and Hispanic men. through recidivism reduction programs.

According to an August 2015 study released by the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, federal sentencing laws enacted in the 1980s and 1990s have resulted in explosive growth in the federal prison population, which held nearly 800 percent more

inmates in 2013 than it did in 1980.

According to Pew, this growth in the prison population has driven a similar surge in taxpayer spending: from 1980 to 2013, federal prison spending increased 595 percent, from $970 million to more than $6.7 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to the Pew study.

language learners and children with disabilities.

The ESSA’s support for charter schools reflects a philosophy that favors autonomy, whether through privately run public schools, or through less federal regulation.

Yet historically, expanded federal control of education, from nineteenth century land grant colleges, to the GI bill, to the original ESEA, has meant, according to educational researcher Jack Jennings, “that public education could not avoid its responsibility to educate all children.”

The obligation to educate all children is weakened when we send the federal government to the sidelines. Given their history of opposing certain kinds of reforms, is it wise to trust states to develop their own separate and potentially unequal guidelines and practices?

Student Succeeds Act concerns K-12 schools. But investments in early childhood education are both critical to educational success and cost-effective in the long run. Access to quality preschool is particularly critical for poor children The new legislation proposes to allocate $250 million for preschool grants. But given what we know about the importance of the ages from birth to three years to learning, that’s far too little.

All this means the newest version of the ESEA is unlikely to lead us to a future where all children will be able to access high-quality educational opportunities.

As long as attention remains on testable accountability in K-12 schools rather than on poverty, inequality and early education, “every student succeeds,” like “no child left behind,” will continue to be an unfulfilled promise.

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