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Cornel West at VCU: Speaks on Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and more

Cornel West, Ph.D., one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals and a champion of racial justice, visited Virginia Commonwealth University on Thursday, calling for a more just and fair society, one in which racism and poverty are eliminated, jobs pay a living wage, decent housing is available and quality education is accessible to all.

“I come from a tradition of a people, of a great tradition of folk terrorized for 400 years,” West told the crowd of hundreds in the Siegel Center. “Ferguson’s nothing new.

Staten Island’s nothing new. Baltimore’s nothing new. Been wrestling with it for 400 years of trauma and staring in the face of it, and still mustering the courage to raise some of the most crucial questions about what it means to be human.”

“When we say Black Lives Matter, that doesn't exclude anybody,” he added. “That just means if you're going to talk about all lives, then make sure you’re not excluding the chocolate ones.”

West, a Princeton University professor and the author of 19 books, including “Race Matters,” “Democracy Matters,” and his new memoir, “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud,” urged the crowd to “learn how to die,” meaning that they must critically examine themselves and shed assumptions and preconceived notions in order to come to terms with the past and make a better future.

“The unexamined life is not worth living for the human,” he said. “What kind of human being will you choose to be?”

As an educator for 40 years, West said, he always opens every class by telling students that they have come to learn how to die.

“I’m not talking about cheap schooling,” he said. “Save that for the marketers. Save that for those who think that somehow education is just a matter of gaining access to a skill so you can get some job and live in some vanilla suburb

Cornel West, Ph.D., poses for a photo with Idella Glenn, Ph.D., director for diversity education with VCU's Division of Inclusive Excellence. and no longer have to wrestle with what kind of human being you really are. Yes, you want a skill. Yes, you want schooling. But you come here for something more than schooling.

You come here for deep education and deep education is about learning how to die so that you learn how to live because when you examine certain assumptions that you have, certain presuppositions that you’re holding on to, when you let them go, that’s a form of death. And there’s no growth, there’s no

development, there’s no maturation without learning how to die and giving up certain dogma, giving up certain doctrine.”

“The dogma of white supremacy cuts so deep in America, past and present, that if America doesn’t learn how to die and critically examine that doctrine all the way down, America could lose its democratic possibilities. And that is real,” he said. “That is very real.”

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Nurses honored for their care of wounded officer

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only sounding boards, translators and advocates, but shoulders to cry on and lean on for support.”

Hewlett, Dolan and Perry all expressed gratitude for the award, but admit they

RICHMOND SPEAKS: VCU Medical Center nurses Amy Dolan, Latisha Perry and Shameka Hewlett stand outside the Maggie Walker Governor’s School after receiving the Service to Law Enforcement Award at the Richmond Police Department’s Salute to Excellence Award Ceremony.

When Richmond Police Officer William Turner was taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center for treatment of gunshot wounds on Jan. 2, health officials thought his outlook was grim.

“I remember him at first being very sick. I honestly didn't think his outcome would be good,” said Shameka Hewlett, a registered nurse in VCU Medical Center.

Hewlett cared for Turner during his two-week stay at the hospital.

A 31-year department veteran, Turner was shot multiple times by a man police said was the subject of a mental health call.

During Turner’s treatment at VCU, his medical team included Hewlett and registered nurses Amy Dolan and Latisha Perry.

While being treated, Turner underwent emergency surgery and required medication to

stabilize his blood pressure and keep him comfortable.

Fast forward seven months, Turner is strong and agile enough to walk to the stage of the Maggie Walker Governor’s School to accept the Medal of Valor award presented by the Richmond Police Department during its Salute To Excellence Award Ceremony. Additionally, in recognition of the outstanding treatment he received, Turner’s VCU Medical Center caretakers received a Service to Law Enforcement Award at the event.

“VCU was instrumental in the treatment and recovery of Officer Turner,” said Maj. Odetta Turner, mistress of ceremony.

“The family would like to thank them for their sincerity and compassion during his time at the hospital.”

“As bedside nurses, we are not

feel uncomfortable in the limelight.

“The award is gratifying but, honestly, unnecessary. I really appreciate the thanks but I'm doing my job and I love (continued on page 4)

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“Let’s Talk!”

New tool encourages ongoing dialogue for RVA schools Richmond Public Schools (RPS) has adopted Let’s Talk!, a new communication system for the new school year. RPS notes that it builds on its ongoing commitment to increase transparency, engagement and collaboration.

The system is designed to provide students, parents, staff and community members with a streamlined process to communicate with district leadership. The online platform supports the Constituent Services Policy adopted by the

Richmond-area colleges and law enforcement agencies launch Buzzkill campaign to curb underage drinking The Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department hosted the launch of RVA Buzzkill, an interagency awareness campaign that highlights the personal and professional consequences of underage drinking and serving alcohol to those under 21.

The Richmond Police Department and the police departments from the University of Richmond, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and Virginia Union University have joined with VCUPD to deliver a message to college-aged city residents: “Serve under 21 and the party’s over.”

The RVA BuzzKill project, funded by a Virginia Department of Behavioral Health grant to the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (VAHPERD) for school, campus, and community media education to prevent underage drinking, also VCU Police will be unveiling a new concept vehicle as part of the messaging efforts to combat underage drinking.

Richmond City School Board in November 2014 and the district’s ongoing “Leadership by Listening” efforts.

“We’re pleased to have this added resource to support our commitment to transparency and meaningful engagement,” said RPS Superintendent Dr. Dana T. Bedden.

“It is critical that we hear from our stakeholders and empower them to share their ideas and concerns. This equips us with the ability to plan proactively and respond quickly to the needs of our community and build stronger, more collaborative relationships.”

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Program encourages visits to national parks Richmond National Battlefield Park and Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is inviting 4th grade students to visit both parks as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Launched on Sept.1, 4th grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a voucher for a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

“During the National Park Service’s centennial celebration, we want everyone to get to know their national parks, and we’re offering a special invitation to 4th graders and their families to discover what Richmond’s national parks have to offer,” said Park Superintendent David Ruth. “The parks offer kids

(from page 2) it,” said Dolan, who helped care for Turner his first night in the surgical trauma intensive care unit.

“For me, it is amazing to see patients like Officer Turner who experience an event like this, and go on to live full, productive lives,” she said. I am honored to be part of the team that made life after trauma possible for Officer Turner, his family and his fellow officers of the Richmond Police Department.”

During one of the uncertain times of Turner’s hospital stay, Dolan encountered an aspect of her job that can be particularly sensitive to handle.

“I had told his wife, Ms. Pat, she shouldn't worry until I was worried. I remember on his third night, around 2 a.m., his condition worsened.

After trying many interventions and talking with the doctors, it was decided to take him urgently to the operating room,” she said. “I walked down the hall to where his wife was sleeping in a vacant room, gently woke her up and said, ‘Okay, I'm worried.’ I did my best to keep her calm, but most importantly, I wanted to be honest with her about what was happening.”

Dolan explained that trauma nurses take care of both patients and

and their families a place to learn and experience important stories of America’s history in Richmond.”

To receive their free pass for national parks, 4th graders can visit the Every Kid in a Park website and play a game to access their special Every Kid in a Park voucher. Students can exchange the printed voucher for a permanent, durable pass at Richmond National Battlefield Park’s Visitor Center at the Tredegar Iron Works or the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site.

As a bonus, when each 4th grader visits either site to pick up the pass, they will receive a free NPS drawstring back pack containing some special surprises as long as supplies last. Fourth graders and their families.

“The patient is sometimes the easier of the two,” said Dolan.

“Families experience so many emotions, feeling helpless and out of control. As bedside nurses, we are not only sounding boards, translators and advocates, but shoulders to cry on and lean on for support.”

Turner did not speak at the ceremony, but was given a standing ovation when he was called to the stage. Hewlett remembers Turner had the song “You Gave Me Hope”

by Wess Morgan playing in his room as he recovered. After his breathing tube was removed while in the hospital, he remembered a lot and asked questions.

“We as nurses do what we do and we don't look for thanks or appreciation.”

Those were good moments, Hewlett said.

“I enjoy seeing the way we are able to help change someone’s life condition. People are sick and sometimes close to dying. We help to stop that,” she said. “Recognition feels really awkward to be honest.

We as nurses do what we do and we don't look for thanks or appreciation.

I feel like I should be doing something for Officer Turner, not the other way around.” © VCU

their families can then use this pass for free entry to national parks and other federal public lands and waters across the country from through Aug. 31, 2016. The website includes fun and engaging learning activities aligned to educational standards, trip planning tools, tips on what to pack when visiting parks and other important information for educators and parents.

The program also encourages 4th grade students across the country to participate through field trips and other learning experiences.

The parks’ education staff has a wide range of programs for 4th graders and encourages classes to reserve a program by visiting Richmond National Battlefield Park’s education website. Fourth graders

can also complete activities to earn Junior Ranger patches at both parks.

The parks will hold special events next spring to engage 4th graders through the Every Kid in a Park program.

The goal of the Every Kid in a Park program is to connect 4th graders with the great outdoors and the special places of America, ready to preserve and protect national parks and other public lands for years to come. The program is part of the National Park Service’s centennial celebration in 2016, which encourages everyone to Find Your Park.

Every Kid in a Park was launched

by President Obama, and supported by eight federal agencies, including the National Park Service.

Officer William Turner (middle) stands with members of the Richmond Police Department to accept the Medal of Valor award at the RPD’s Salute to Excellence Award Ceremony.

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Students explore struggles with race, injustice Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, students in Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work took a tour of Richmond last week to better understand the city — as well as social work — through a racial justice lens.

“I consider myself a radical social worker,” said Rebecca Keel, a master’s of social work student, speaking to her fellow students at Richmond’s slave burial ground.

“The word ‘radical’ means ‘root cause.’ As social workers, we need to be thinking about the root causes of issues. Structural racism, social oppression and how that manifests in people’s lives – that’s what being a social worker is.”

As part of the daylong “Richmond [Re]Visited: An Orientation to Racial [In]Justice in RVA,” VCU social work students of all levels — undergraduates, master’s students and doctoral candidates — packed into four buses and traveled to sites in Richmond’s Greater Fulton and Shockoe Bottom neighborhoods, both of which have been marked by racial discrimination.

In Shockoe Bottom, the students visited the slave burial ground and Lumpkin’s Slave Jail, where they learned Richmond was early America’s second-largest slave market and heard the story of Gabriel, an enslaved man who planned a slave revolt in 1800 but

Lille A. Estes, a community strategist, talks with VCU School of Social Work students at the slave burial grounds in Shockoe Bottom as part of the Richmond [Re]Visited tour. was hanged once the plan was discovered.

“Shockoe Bottom is a place that we are coming to understand is as significant to the history of the country as St. John’s Church up the hill [from the slave burial grounds] where Patrick Henry gave the ‘Give me liberty or give me death’ speech,” said Ana Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality.

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Edwards told the students it is essential they understand the historical context of Richmond’s racial injustice, and she said the Black Lives Matter movement is helping to shine light on that history.

“In relation to the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the things that we often have to deal with is the fact that some people feel that when you say black lives matter, you are saying that other lives don’t matter,” she said. “But what it really is going to the heart of is that we’re talking about the fact that, for the bulk of the history of this country, those lives have mattered the least, so it’s

essential to raise them up.”

In Fulton, the students visited the Neighborhood Resource Center, which serves as a gathering place, a Montessori School and a community garden, and offers after-school programs and programs to help adults with career advice and financial services.

At the NRC, the students heard from Rosa Coleman, president of the Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association, who told them how the historically black Fulton neighborhood where she grew up was bulldozed and its residents dispersed.

Growing up in Fulton, she said, her family lacked electricity or indoor plumbing, but the community was tightly knit and self-sustaining.

“Everybody knew everybody.

Everybody took care of everybody.

The Bible says it takes a village to raise a child. In Fulton, that’s what we were,” she said. “We didn’t have to leave Fulton. In fact, I never left until I went to the seventh grade and I had to go from Fulton to Church Hill. But until then, I stayed in Fulton. There was no reason for me to leave.”

Yet Coleman and other Fulton residents faced segregation and outright racism from white people in nearby neighborhoods.

“Peace is all we wanted and needed back then,” she said. “We’d come up here, and they’d throw rocks at us because ‘You can’t come past this line. Ya’ll keep your black selves down there. The white folks live up here.’ It’s so different now.” ©VCU

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The truth of ‘Black Lives Matter’ and why its demonized The Republican Party and its acolytes in the news media are trying to demonize the protest movement that has sprung up in response to the all-toocommon police killings of unarmed AfricanAmericans across the country. The intent of the campaign — evident in comments by politicians like Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky — is to cast the phrase “Black Lives Matter” as an inflammatory or even hateful anti-white expression that has no legitimate place in a civil rights campaign.

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas crystallized this view when he said the other week that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were he alive today, would be “appalled” by the movement’s focus on the skin color of the unarmed people who are disproportionately killed in encounters with the police.

This argument betrays a disturbing indifference to or at best a profound ignorance of history in general and of the civil rights movement in particular. From the very beginning, the movement focused unapologetically on bringing an end to state-sanctioned violence against

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African-Americans and to acts of racial terror very much like the one that took nine lives at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., in June.

The civil rights movement was intended to make Congress and Americans confront the fact that African-Americans were being killed with impunity for offenses like trying to vote, and had the right to life and to equal protection under the law.

The movement sought a cross-racial appeal, but at every step of the way used expressly racial terms to describe the death and destruction that was visited upon black people because they were black.

Even in the early 20th century, civil rights groups documented cases in which African-Americans died horrible deaths after being turned away from hospitals reserved for whites, or were lynched — which meant being hanged, burned or The LEGACY welcomes all signed letters and all respectful opinions.

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dismembered — in front of enormous crowds that had gathered to enjoy the sight.

The Charleston church massacre has eerie parallels to the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. — the most heinous act of that period — which occurred at the height of the early civil rights movement. Four black girls were murdered that Sunday. When Dr. King eulogized them, he did not shy away from the fact that the dead had been killed because they were black, by monstrous men whose leaders fed them “the stale bread of hatred and the spoiled meat of racism.” He said that the dead “have something to say” to a complacent federal government that cut back-room deals with Southern Dixiecrats, as well as to “every Negro who has passively accepted the evil system of segregation and who has stood on the sidelines in a mighty struggle for justice.” Shock over the bombing pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act the following year.

During this same period, freedom riders and voting rights activists led by the young John Lewis offered themselves up to be beaten nearly to death, week after week, day after day, in the South so that the country would witness Jim Crow brutality and meaningfully respond to it. This grisly method succeeded in Selma, Ala., in 1965 when scenes

of troopers bludgeoning voting rights demonstrators compelled a previously hesitant Congress to acknowledge that black people deserved full citizenship, too, and to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Along the way, there was never a doubt as to what the struggle was about: securing citizenship rights for black people who had long been denied them.

The “Black Lives Matter” movement focuses on the fact that black citizens have long been far more likely than whites to die at the hands of the police, and is of a piece with this history.

Demonstrators who chant the phrase are making the same declaration that voting rights and civil rights activists made a half-century ago. They are not asserting that black lives are more precious than white lives. They are underlining an indisputable fact — that the lives of black citizens in this country historically have not mattered, and have been discounted and devalued. People who are unacquainted with this history are understandably uncomfortable with the language of the movement. But politicians who know better and seek to strip this issue of its racial content and context are acting in bad faith. They are trying to cover up an unpleasant truth and asking the country to collude with them. © NYT

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

Tolerating free speech

With the fall semester beginning at colleges and universities around the U.S., it’s time for a new round of controversy over student speech.

Right out of the gate, Virginia’s Old Dominion University takes an early lead: WTKR News Channel 3 reports that ODU “officials took time from their weekend to respond to some banners hung up at an off-campus home that are upsetting many.”

The banners: “Rowdy And Fun: Hope Your Baby Girl is Ready for a Good Time.” “Freshman Daughter Drop Off.” “Go Ahead and Drop Off Mom Too ...”

Offensive? Yeah, I can buy that.

Certainly not very respectful of women. But, on the other hand, also very informative and likely selfcorrecting. If I lived in that house, I wouldn’t bet money on me being able to get dates with any ODU co-eds this semester. Just sayin’.

But when it comes to truly offensive, sickening speech, let’s talk about this, from an official statement issued by ODU: “Messages like the ones displayed ...by a few students on the balcony of their private residence are not and will not be tolerated.”

Old Dominion is a “public” -- by which I mean tax-funded -university. And as the statement makes clear, the banners were displayed at a private residence, not on campus.

Public universities don’t get to decide to “not tolerate” student speech. Especially speech that takes place off-campus at a private residence. ODU’s administrators, of all people, should be well aware of that fact. Old Dominion originated as part of the College of William and

Mary, the institution where Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and John Tyler studied, and where George Washington got his surveyor’s credentials. The idea that the First Amendment has thus far escaped notice at ODU just isn’t plausible.

In a message to faculty, staff and students, Old Dominion president John R. Broderick claims to have spoken with a young female student who “described the true meaning of the hurt this caused.” The student, writes Broderick, “thought seriously about going home.” Broderick closes his message with dire threats of disciplinary action against those displaying the banners.

Broderick should have spent more time talking with the young student, explaining to her that if a few stupid signs hung on a private residence have her thinking about quitting school, she probably should. ODU is allegedly a university, not a daycare center, and she’s clearly neither intellectually nor emotionally mature enough to handle living on her own as a semi-autonomous adult.

Unfortunately, the teacup tempest at Old Dominion isn’t an isolated incident. America’s colleges and universities seem to be collectively sliding into daycare center mode, where the mission is to offer students four additional years of insulated, isolated childhood instead of educations to fit them for adult life in the real world.

The danger to free speech in this case may seem slight, but it isn’t and can't be. Speech is free or it isn't.

To compromise that value at Old Dominion now is to cultivate future tyranny everywhere.

Thomas Knapp

The silence is deafening I grew up during a time of protest (1960s and 70s). We protested because African life had value to many African people. During the 1980s, 90s through the 2000s some continued to advocate and struggle for change though it became harder to garner the participation of the people. Currently however, the silence in Richmond, the commonwealth of Virginia and across the country is deafening.

Some Africans in holding positions that can address the issues that we face do not use their bully pulpits to speak out, let alone speak up. Yet some of those same gatekeepers will make secretive telephone calls, send emails and comment from the safety of their home clothes closets to lament the lack of resistance and outrage from the people. The silence of far too many is deafening!

In Richmond we have witnessed a dramatic spike in homicides that have seemingly coincided with the recognition of more law enforcement killings as well. In Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit and other urban areas the homicide counts will surpass previous year’s death tolls.

The mass incarceration of African males continues and as a result departments of corrections have become the largest agencies, with the largest budget shares in federal, state and local governments. This has caused a condition called “Black Men Are Missing.” Yes we are missing by the thousands, in these urban areas. We are residing in jails and prisons. Yet the silence is deafening!

When it comes to educational achievements, far too many African children are not scoring well on standardized tests and report cards.

Our children are however finishing first in poverty, first in suspensions and expulsions, first in drop-out rates, first in homelessness, first in mental health challenges, first in lead poisoning, first in STDs and first in schoolhouse to jailhouse pipelines.

Localities and regions build worldclass jails while our children deal with leaky roofs, falling tiles, living and dead rodents, noxious undetermined odors and buildings built closer to the close of the 1800’s than the close of the 1900’s. Early childhood intervention and education works. Education is the best form of prevention. Let’s build decent schools and not better jails. Yet the silence is deafening!

Somewhere I read that, “There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal.” The lack of noise is indicative that African life has very little value to anyone. We have believed the lie of white superiority and African inferiority. We have been inundated by a Tsunami of negative, false images and we believed them.

We are called upon to defy the lie! African life does have value.

The silence in the face of these circumstances is a disgrace on its face.

While there are grave consequences when one speaks up and out against injustice, those that will, must do just that. In some minds, all has been said and done but the eulogy.

Not so, whenever we stand up we win. When we say and do nothing, we will surely lose.

King Salim Khalfani

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Keeping the Faith A harborous disposition Sociologist Robert Putnam wrote a book some years ago entitled, “Bowling Alone.”

Bowling, unbelievably, is the most participated in sport in America. Annually, more people bowl than any other single sport. But, fewer people are bowling in leagues than any other time in US history.

Thus, people are “bowling alone,” in isolation, not in community and connection with others.

Putnam uses this as a metaphor for our society. While technologically linked (more than ever), we interact far less with people, and are more disconnected than any other time in human history. The result is less and less social cohesiveness and civility. We splinter into special interest groups, fragmented, with less cooperation and trust toward those outside our immediate circle, breeding conflict, distrust, hostility, and competition. Putnam’s conclusions are accurate in describing 21st century America.

People of faith, ironically enough, have a solution for this problem. In a word, it is hospitality, a practice far more substantial that simply playing nice with others, or making newcomers feel welcome at the worship service. Hospitality, as used in the New Testament, is not the act of being nice, though a little kindness would go a long way in this world.

Rather, hospitality is an openness to the stranger.

Hospitality is the intentional act of removing the barriers that stand in the way of community - racial, political, social, economic, religious, and otherwise. It is cutting the chains that have kept doors locked

shut, and opens arms and hearts to those in need.

William Tyndale, one of the first persons to translate the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts of the Bible into English, had a most accurate take on our word “hospitality.” Tyndale translated the word as, “a harborous disposition.” To create safe harbors, safe places for others to come in from the storm and find safety, wholeness, and welcome; this is hospitality.

Obviously, a cursory look at the word “hospitality” shows that Tyndale was on track. “Hospital” is the root of the word, and a hospital, originally, wasn’t a high-tech medical facility. A hospital was a guest house for pilgrims who were traveling long journeys. One can cross Europe today, via air or rail, in a matter of hours. To walk that distance, as the pilgrims traveled, might take years.

So along the pilgrim road, with no Super 8 Motels or Golden Arches, guest houses were established.

These were hostels, hospitals, or “hospices” - which is the Latin root.

These welcoming places took in strangers, travelers, and pilgrims; provided them with food, cared for their wounds, and gave them a safe, warm place to sleep. And when the traveler was rested and ready, he or she would hit the road once again.

Obviously, “hospice,” in the last generation, has been transliterated directly into English thanks largely to Dr. Cicely Saunders. She created a specialized care center for dying patients outside of London, with the conviction that the dying should receive the same dignity and care given to patients who would eventually recover.

In fact, the dying deserved greater care - compassionate, palliative, pain-relieving care - because these patients were pilgrims on their last, long journey. Dr. Saunders created that groundbreaking place, and invoking the original use of the word - all the way back to Tyndale and the Latin meanings - she called it a “hospice.”

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But hospice - in the original sense of the word - doesn’t belong exclusively to the healthcare industry; and it’s not just for the dying. Hospitality is a requirement for all weary travelers on their long, varied journeys; and that is, indeed, the work of the church.

Hospitality is an invitation for the stranger to feel welcomed; for the outlier to find a home; for the exhausted to find rest, and for

the traveler to resupply for the trail ahead. Hospitality, practiced properly, is to do no less than fulfill the words of Jesus who said, “As you do for the least of these, you do for me. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me in.”

McBrayer is a syndicated columnist, pastor, and author/ronniemcbrayer.me.

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‘African Women Beyond Narrow Frames’ University of Richmond focuses on ‘Africa Week’; lecture and film weekend The 11th annual African Film Weekend will be held Sept. 11-12 at the University of Richmond, Robins School of Business, Queally Hall, Ukrop Auditorium.

According to the university, the event is designed to give faculty, staff, students and the greater Richmond community the opportunity to learn about cultures and issues in Africa through

filmmaking. It focuses on the theme of this year’s event is “African Women beyond Narrow Frames.”

“African cinema has been a largely male-dominated field ever since its rise in the seventies,” said Kasongo Kapanga, University of Richmond professor of French and event organizer.

“For the past 30 years, a group of excellent women filmmakers have

made the inroads and taken up the challenges to present the most pressing issues of the continent, particularly as lived and seen by women.”Jude Akudinobi, who holds a Ph.D in cinema-television from the University of Southern California and teaches in the Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will serve as presenter of the film series.

The films, free and open to the public, will include “Timbuktu,” “Kwaku Ananse,” “Aissa’s Story,” “Coming Home,” and “Morbayssa.”

The complete film schedule, including directors and descriptions,

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African Film Weekend is part of “Africa Week” and is cosponsored by the university’s Office of International Education, the Media Resource Center, the International Studies Program and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures cosponsor this event. This cultural celebration includes a lecture, “Soft Power in the African Diaspora: The Case of Cuba and Angola,” by Linda Heywood, a professor of African history and the history of the African diaspora and African American studies from Boston University.

The free lecture was held Sept. 7.

16. During President George H.W. Bush’s term, 1013 Union Church Road became the Quayle family’s retreat with 4,500 square feet of house tucked into a secluded 1.84acre corner lot.

After Quayle purchased the house, he added an expansive entertaining great room with glass walls, as well as a large in-ground pool. He also added a wood stove to compliment the three fireplaces in the original home.

The residence was recently brought to market with a list price of $1,595,000. It will be available for public bidding at a live event on the property with an opening bid of $850,000.

Auctioneer Anne Nouri expects a good number of bidders and spectators alike. “We’re obviously in an energized political season, and there’s always interest in celebrity residences,” noted Nouri. “The home’s amenities, location, and low minimum bid should attract a diverse group of buyers.”

The secluded home sits just over a mile off Route 7, 2.5 miles from Wolf Trap, 15 minutes from I-495 at Tysons Corner, and 30 minutes from the U.S Capitol.

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‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’

Ask Alma I am indirectly subsidizing my ex Dear Alma, My wife is vicious with a capital V! We were married for eight years and over that time had two sons.

She did everything imaginable. She lied, stole, manipulated. Here’s a few examples. She stole money from her employer, lied to her family, said I was abusing her, had several affairs and called the police and tried to have me arrested under false pretenses. It was absolutely insane.

Finally, she walked out on us and I raised my two boys alone. Both are fine young men, now 21 and 23. I never remarried. I just worked hard and devoted my time to my boys.

Luckily, my sister and my mother helped out, and the boys are very well rounded.

I can’t say that however about my ex. She continued her shenanigans and ended up in and out of jail.

She just recently resurfaced and isn’t doing well. She has AIDS and is asking my son to help her.

He just finished college and is barely making it on his own. He’s determined to help his mom and, from what his brother tells me, is giving her $200 a month. You know that means he’s short every month and I’m having to replenish that $200 for him to make ends meet.

That means I’m giving the woman who took me through hell money every month. I’m pissed.

I don’t think I can take it much longer. I don’t want to alienate my son, but how do I let him know he is not in a position to help his mother and that he needs to back off and let this go?

S.J. Baltimore, Md. S.J., what a tough life-storm to sustain. I commend you on maneuvering through such difficulty while keeping yourself and your sons safe. I’m sure it was heartbreaking and not what you expected when you said “I do.” G od bless you for stepping up and taking care of your boys. I’m happy to hear they have grown into fine young men, no doubt, fed by your

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love and the example you set.

You did right. And that’s why your son is stepping up to help his mother. Don’t be mad at him. He has longed for his mother all these years. Wishing, hoping, praying she’d come back, at least trying to make up for all the strife and hurt she caused and maybe even wipe away a tear or two. But she didn’t do that. Or, at least that’s what we think. Just because he hasn’t shared any “restin’ on my heart” information with you, doesn’t mean she hasn’t expressed her sorrow and asked for forgiveness from him. And it doesn’t mean she didn’t love him or that he doesn’t – or shouldn’t – love her.

You’d be surprised how illness and death shines a light on regret. Your son has had a tough time. You’ve always been there for him. Don’t stop now.

If it isn’t a financial hardship for you, keep funneling the money.

God is using you to bless your son and your ex-wife. I know it’s hard, but there’s so much more in store for you on the other side – and I don’t just mean in this difficult circumstance.

Your son won’t have his mother long, but he’ll always have the memory of how his father, faced with the greatest of burdens, forgave the source of his troubles – and did so out of love for his son and his family. Let this one play out silently. Don’t think about your ex, support your son. He needed you then and he needs you now. Help him believe he’s done all he could for his mother.

“In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free.” Your son is calling, be the answer to his prayers. ***** Want advice? E-mail questions to alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com.Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma *****

NNPA - It was a sign of the times for Black life in the ‘60s. Police brutality. Poor housing. Few job opportunities. Little chance for higher education. The response to the oppression in the South was demonstrations, sit-ins and peaceful civil disobedience. The response that bubbled to the surface in Oakland, Calif. was sheer anger and defiance. As Stokely Carmichael put it, “You tell all the white people in Mississippi that the scared ‘N-Words’ are all dead.” And so the evolution of the Black Panther Party began.

Spreading from northern California to metropolitan areas across the nation, a movement was born. Something in the swagger of the Panthers, the high-self esteem, intelligence and physical appearance (berets, leather jackets and sunglasses) attracted young disenfranchised African Americans.

It’s taken 40 years for the story of their grassroots social revolution to be told in a feature-length documentary. At the helm is veteran non-fiction filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple). He and his crew are well up to the task of sharing this bit of history.

Jamal Joseph, former Black Panther, sets the stage: “You didn’t walk down the street with the same sense of safety as a white person.

Police beat you up and put a gun at your head on a daily basis.” Elaine Brown a female ex-Panther concurs: “We couldn’t unsee what we saw.”

Party founder Huey P. Newton explains the use of the panther as a symbol: “We used the Black Panther as our symbol because the nature of a panther doesn’t strike anyone. When he’s assailed, he’ll back up first. But if the aggressor continues, he will strike out.”

The difference between the Oakland crusaders for racial equality and their counterparts in the South was sheer audacity. These men/ women openly carried guns. In fact, they went en mass to Sacramento to stop a law that would forbid people to carry weapons. That show of force garnered media attention and put the Panthers on everyone’s radar. It also marked a beginning of

them using the media to their best advantage as they sought to break down a capitalist system, which in their eyes harbored racial and economic inequality.

Ex-panthers, like Kathleen Cleaver, who are now senior citizens, narrate the proceedings adding background and personal anecdotes to visions of iconic Panthers like Newton (the visionary), Bobby Seale (the personality) and Eldridge Cleaver (the intellectual). The trio went through a metamorphosis, camaraderie to mistrust, rivals to enemies.

A barrage of interviews with police, FBI informants, journalists, historians, Latino and White supporters and plenty of detractors gives a full perspective on how that party, it’s leaders, members and goals where perceived.

Archival footage, TV appearances, photos, newspaper headlines, terse discussions, inspiring or inflammatory speeches from podiums at huge demonstrations… few stones are left unturned. In 1h 53m, what parades before your eyes is an historical montage that starts out like an old-school educational documentary, then adds on layers of facts, figures, recollections and shocking revelations that make you question how anyone lived through those times without being politically or socially involved.

The most eerie and unsettling subplot is the insidious, evil and dastardly machinations of the FBI, under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover. Encouraging local police to assassinate Panther members, planting informants in the party whose duplicity lead to murders, sending letters implying infidelities to spouses of party members, manipulating the relationships between Newton and Cleaver so they were at each other’s throats.

There was little they would not do to thwart any gains towards racial equality, which they saw as a threat to the government. If only half of the FBI dealings in this film are true, it makes you rethink the assassinations of Malcolm, JFK, RFK and MLK. Hoover’s program “Counterintelligence Program Black Nationalist-Hate Groups” was right from the devil’s playbook.

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Black male enrollment declines in med schools FREDDIE ALLEN WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The number of black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising concerns about the United States’ future ability to have health care providers be as diverse as the patients they serve, according to a new report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

“No other minority group has experienced such declines,” wrote Marc Nivet, the chief diversity officer for AAMC, in a foreword for the report. “The inability to find, engage, and develop candidates for careers in medicine from all members of our society limits our ability to improve health care for all.”

The AAMC report titled, “Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine,” paints a stark image of the current science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline and specifically how ineffective it has been with motivating young black males to pursue medical careers.

In 1978 there were 1,410 black male applicants to medical school.

By 2014, however, that number had declined to 1,337, according to the report.

“A similar trend is observed for first-time matriculants: in 1978, there were 542 black male matriculants to MD-granting institutions, and in 2014, there were 515,” the report said. “In addition, of all racial and ethnic groups, the proportion of applicants to medical school who were male compared with female is lowest for AfricanAmericans – despite an overall increase in the number of black male college graduates.”

The AAMC represents 144 accredited medical schools in the United States, 17 accredited Canadian medical schools and nearly 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems.

The push to get more young minorities to embrace STEM careers comes at time when researchers are predicting a shortage of 46,000 to 90,000 physicians by 2025 and

Morehouse College was the undergraduate institution that provided the most black male applicants to medical schools.

studies have shown that increasing diversity in medical schools and in health care professions can boost civic engagement, expand exposure to different educational approaches and make it easier to recognize racism, the report said.

In a statement accompanying the report, Darrell G. Kirch, the president and CEO of AAMC, said that health care professionals have to work harder to get more young Black males into the talent pipeline to increase diversity in the physician workforce.

“The nagging challenge of health disparities requires all the best minds and perspectives,” said Kirch. “’Altering the Course’ is just the first step in identifying the problem. The AAMC looks forward to working with the [National Medical Association] to begin implementing solutions.”

In 2006, more incoming black male freshman (37.5 percent) than black females (31.9 percent) reported that they intended to major in a STEM field, but four years later, “female African-American students received the majority of overall science and engineering degrees, totaling 100,435, while male AfricanAmerican students received 51,969 science and engineering degrees,” the AAMC report said citing a study by the National Science Foundation.

A limited pool of scholarships and the staggering cost associated

with earning a medical degree were identified as key challenges to getting more black males into the medical school pipeline.

More than 30 percent of all 2014 medical school graduates reported that they accumulated a total education debt amount that eclipsed $200,000; meanwhile nearly 42 percent of black male medical school graduates amassed that much debt.

Entering the labor market with a heavy debt burden can often contribute to a sense of lasting economic strain for health professionals and can also act as another deterrent for black male college students weighing the value of a medical degree.

In 2006, just 26 percent of black male physicians stated that they had “excellent” or “very good” financial status compared to 33 percent of black female physicians, 54 percent of white female physicians and 53 percent of white male physicians, who reported the same financial status.

“Talent is universal, but opportunity is not,” exlained Nivet.

“Not only are there several programs to address the issue, such as the White House initiative ‘My Brother’s Keeper,’ but academic medicine is working within the community and partnering with minority-serving institutions—the largest feeder schools to medical school—to help

develop the next generation of physicians.”

Even though programs like the University System of Georgia (USG) African American Male Initiative and the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) don’t specifically focus on steering young black men into STEM careers, the report noted that both groups have shown promise with increasing college graduation rates for young, black males, by cultivating culturally-sensitive, positive learning environments.

SAAB, a mentoring and professional development organization that began in Ohio, was able to increase graduation rates for Black male undergraduates at the University of Louisville by almost 10 percent from 2005 to 2009.

The report noted the fundamental role that historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) play in preparing black males for medical school. According to the report, Morehouse College in Atlanta was the undergraduate institution that provided the most black male applicants to medical schools with 148 between 2010 and 2014. The University of Florida in Gainesville (129), Howard University in Washington, D.C. (92), Xavier University in New Orleans, La., (90) and the University of Maryland in College Park rounded out the top five over the same time period.

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Grant to increase dental care access for underserved A $2.4 million federal grant will introduce an innovative new curriculum, purchase new dental technology, and build on ongoing efforts to treat at-risk pediatric patients.

Awarded to the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, the five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration will fund the development of a new interprofessional curriculum, provide funds for teledentistry equipment, and expand the pediatric dental residency program at two clinical care sites.

“The grant will help initiate a curriculum that integrates interprofessional education and collaborative care into the pediatric dentistry residency training program, with an emphasis on treating low-

income populations and children with complex health care needs,” said Tegwyn H. Brickhouse, D.D.S., Ph.D., department chair, research director and associate professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, VCU School of Dentistry.

Through the new interprofessional curriculum, pediatric dentistry residents will have the opportunity to participate in the VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care’s educational programs while providing dental care for children at various clinical sites. Students will provide care at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and the Piedmont Regional Dental Center, which is a safety net dental practice in Orange, Virginia.

The grant also covers the cost of dental technology equipment such as a digital X-ray and an intra-oral

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Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease of children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recently, the CDC has found that the number of children with tooth decay in baby teeth is increasing. The percentage of children and adolescents aged 5-to-9 years with untreated tooth decay is twice as high for those from low-income families compared with children from higher-income households, according to the CDC.

Through interprofessional education, collaborative clinical training, and innovative use of dental technology, the residents and pediatric dentists at the VCU School of Dentistry will work to bridge that gap over the next five years.

“The hope is that we will be able to reach the approximately 50 percent of low-income children in Virginia who are not yet seeing a dentist,” said Brickhouse.

In February, students and faculty at the VCU School of Dentistry provided free dental services for more than 200 children in need of dental care who did not have dental insurance at the school’s annual Give Kids a Smile Day.

CDC says most Americans’ hearts are older than their age Your heart may be older than you are – and that’s not good. According to CDC, 3 out of 4 U.S. adults have a predicted heart age that is older than their actual age. This means they are at higher risk for heart attacks and stroke.

“Heart age” is the calculated age of a person’s cardiovascular system based on his or her risk factor profile.

It shows a person’s risk of dying from heart attack or stroke – and to show what can be done to lower that risk. The risks include high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, diabetes status, and body mass index as an indicator for obesity.

This is the first study to provide population-level estimates of heart age and to highlight disparities in heart age nationwide. The report shows that heart age varies by race/ ethnicity, gender, region, and other sociodemographic characteristics CDC researchers used risk factor data collected from every U.S. state and information from the Framingham Heart Study to determine that nearly 69 million adults between the ages of 30 and 74 have a heart age older than their actual age. That’s about the number of people living in the 130 largest U.S. cities combined.

“Too many U.S. adults have a heart age years older than their real age, increasing their risk of heart disease and stroke,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “Everybody deserves to be young – or at least not old – at heart.”

Key findings in the report include: • Overall, the average heart age for adult men is 8 years older than their chronological age, compared to five years older for women; • Although heart age exceeds chronological age for all race/ethnic groups, it is highest among AfricanAmerican men and women (average of 11 years older for both); •Among both U.S. men and women, excess heart age increases with age and decreases with greater education and household income; and • There are geographic differences in average heart age across states.

Adults in the Southern U.S. typically have higher heart ages.

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(from page 1) West cited a number of statistics that show racial disparities in society, notably including several related to the criminal justice system.

“Poor people, no access to quality education or jobs with a living wage, rendered more and more superfluous.

Sixty percent of [people incarcerated] in there for nonviolent offenses.

Drugs in a war on drugs that became what? A war on poor people, disproportionately black and brown people.”

Twelve percent of young black people use drugs every week, he said, and 12 percent of young white people use drugs every week. And while the rates are roughly the same, blacks represent roughly 65 percent of drug convictions.

“That is a racist criminal justice system,” he said. “And we’ve seen a quadrupling of it since 1980.”

West asked the audience to imagine if whites were imprisoned at the same rate as black people.

“Let’s just assume that,” he said.

“What would be America’s dominant response? Do you think America would allow the quadrupling of the prison system if the vast majority [of prisoners] were white? Let’s assume they were white and upper middle class. What would America do?

There would be town meetings every week saying ‘We need psychological services. We need rehabilitation centers. We’ve got to have quality education. We need jobs with a living wage. You’ve got to make sure every church, every mosque, every synagogue has some place so that when they come in, they have someplace to go because these are precious folk.’”

“All I’m saying is that black folk is just as precious as they are!

That’s all,” he said. “Same need for rehabilitation. Same need for psychiatric. Same mental illness. All the same things that we know need to be dealt with, but that we don’t have the need when it comes to black people.”

He also spoke at length on economic justice and equality.

“Forty-six percent of black children in America – the richest nation in the history of world – living in

Cornel West, Ph.D., speaks at the VCU Siegel Center. poverty. That is a moral disgrace. It is spiritually profane,” he said.

“Twenty-two percent of our children of all colors are living in poverty in the richest nation in the history of the world,” he said. “That’s morally obscene, spiritually profane.

“One percent of the population holding 42 percent of the wealth,” he said. “Twenty-five years ago, that 1 percent – not the same 1 percent, but 1 percent 25 years ago – had 22 percent of the wealth. The 1 percent has doubled the amount of wealth they have.” “‘Brother West, are you calling for redistribution of wealth?’ I say there’s been a redistribution of wealth from poor and working people to the 1 percent,” he said.

West, who has been an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama, said he faults the president for not doing enough to stand up for the poor and working class and for expanding the use of drones to kill terrorism targets, which sometimes carry civilian casualties.

“I’m not going to say too much, you’ve heard me [criticize the president] for the last eight years,” he said. “People say, ‘Brother West, how can you hate the brother so?’ I don’t hate that brother at all! I hate when he’s indifferent and callous

to poor people. I hate when he’s indifferent and callous to working people.”

West, who has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, also briefly mentioned Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, suggesting that Trump is appealing to conservative voters dissatisfied with the establishment.

“One thing I love about Brother Trump? He is himself,” he said.

“That’s fresh compared to the superficial, managed, market-driven, dollar-sponsored candidates that usually can’t speak from their souls at all. The problem with Brother Trump is … That’s another lecture.”

West’s lecture, titled “Invoking Our Collective Memory,” sought to put the struggles of African-Americans in a historical context, one in which a people faced down discrimination and racism with dignity and forgiveness.

“I pride myself on being part of a black tradition that has always been willing to look forms of death in the face and still not allow hatred to have the last word. What a great tradition,” he said. “The history of the American empire, they’re going to have to say something, they’re going to have to say a whole lot about a people who were hated for 400 years and still taught the world so much about love.”

“They’re going to have say something about a people that for 400 years were treated so unjustly, they taught the world so much about justice,” he continued. “That we’re on intimate terms with terrorism, but decided not to engage in counterterroristic activity, but decided to call for the freedom of everybody, even though we were being terrorized for 244 years of slavery, 90 years of Jim and Jane Crow, lynching every twoand-a-half days for 50 years.”

West said he believes the founding fathers were hypocritical when it came to slavery.

“How could it be that 22 percent of the 13 colonies, whose very labor produced the wealth that was a precondition of any talk about American democracy, any talk of the American public?” he said. “Well, the historians say: ‘Professor West, there was a conspiracy of silence. That the

founding fathers had internal conflict and they couldn’t reach a consensus and therefore there was always going to be some kind of gap between their principles and their practice.’ I say, ‘No. Let us speak frankly. It was mendacity. It was hypocrisy. It was unwillingness to come to terms with the social death [brought about by slavery].’”

West wrapped up his talk with a quote from W.E.B. DuBois, in which DuBois wrestles with four questions: How does integrity face oppression?

What does honesty do in the face of deception? What does decency do in the face of insult? And how does virtue meet brute force?

“The tradition that I have been outlining tonight puts all four pillars at the center of what it means to be human,” he said. “Integrity, honesty, decency and virtue. And in America today, to opt for integrity makes you countercultural. To opt for decency makes you cut against the grain. To opt for sense of virtue means that you become part of a new spiritual and moral awakening, grounded on memory, subversive memory, the best of the past.”

West’s talk was sponsored by the VCU Humanities Research Center in the College of Humanities and Sciences, the Office of the President, the Division for Inclusive Excellence and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.

It was the first of a series of lectures titled “Race, Citizenship, and Memory in the South” that are organized by the Humanities Research Center. Richard Godbeer, Ph.D., director of the Humanities Research Center and a professor in the Department of History, said the series aims to engage with the nation’s legacy of racism and slavery in an open and thoughtful way.

“The central message of this series is that if we are going to move forward beyond the dark legacy of our past and build a better future, silence will not help. Denial will not help. Euphemisms will not help,” he said. “I believe passionately that we have to summon up the courage to talk about the difficult and painful issues that have faced and continue to face our society.” ©VCU

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9.10, 9 a.m.

The Newport News Department of Human Services, City of Newport News, and the Eastern Area Committee to Strengthen Families are partnering to present the 5th Annual Community Partners’ Day on Thursday, Sept. 10.

Open to both professionals and community members, the theme is Sharing Best Practices Across Systems to Ensure the Preservations of Families and Communities, and will be held from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive, Newport News.

This event will provide a day of networking, resource and information sharing, skill building and community partnerships. The focus is on human sex trafficking, family preservation and kinship care.

Workshop topics include: Human Sex Trafficking: A Local and Global Issue; Beyond Sex Trafficking: What Can We Do?; A Survivor’s Story of Sex Trafficking; AntiBullying; Your Child’s Brain: Embracing Science in Treating Trauma, and more presented by national, state, regional and local experts. Call 757-552-1151 for more information.

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The public is invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the John Tyler Community College Board on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 3 p.m.

The meeting will take place at the College’s Chester Campus, 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway, in the Nicholas Center, room N102a. A sign-up sheet will be made available 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting for those persons interested in addressing the board.

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The free tests are administered by certified wellness staff and are available to adults who are ages 18 and older. This free service can be completed in approximately 20 minutes – insurance is not billed. The tour also provides important resources, educational information and consulting services

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The 11th annual RVA Peace Festival will be held at 4101 Grove Ave., Richmond.

The festival features entertainment, arts and crafts, food and a variety of exhibits -- each underscoring the multi-cultural, interfaith themes that have become a part of the Richmond region’s fastdiversifying citizenry.

Pam Karthik is festival vendor and volunteer coordinator and can be reached at 804-551-1615.

The festival’s organizing sponsors are: the Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond, Richmond Peace Education Center, and the Center for Interfaith Reconciliation at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

9.14, 6 p.m.

NAMI of Central Virginia will sponsor a Free Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for families of persons diagnosed with serious mental illness. The 12-week series of Richmond classes takes place on Monday of each week starting on Sept. 14 at First Presbyterian Church at 4602 Cary Street Rd., Richmond.

The course will cover information about schizophrenia, the mood disorders (bipolar disorder and major depression), panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder; coping skills such as handling crisis and relapse; basic information about medications; listening and communication techniques; problem-solving skills; recovery and rehabilitation; and self-care around worry and stress.

The free course is designed specifically for parents, siblings, spouses, teenage and adult children and significant others of those with mental illness. The course is not appropriate for individuals who themselves suffer from one of the major mental illnesses.

For more information or to register, call Jeff Conley, 804-285-1749 or email jeff.conley@namicentralvirginia.org.

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Are more police getting killed? A look at officer deaths MICHAEL TARM The killing of a veteran police officer north of Chicago is the latest in a string of recent law enforcement deaths. Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’ death last week triggered a manhunt for three suspects around the small Illinois community where the 52-year-old officer worked. A look at some of the latest slayings and data on other officer killings: ___ HOW MANY OFFICERS HAVE DIED? Gliniewicz was the eighth law enforcement officer shot and killed in the U.S. in the last month and the fourth in 10 days, according to the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which tracks officers’ deaths so their names can be enshrined on a Washington, D.C., memorial.

Steve Groeninger, a spokesman for the group, said four fatal shootings in recent days is a higher rate than usual. ___ IS THAT AN INCREASE? No. Shooting deaths of officers are actually down 13 percent compared with the same Januaryto-September period in 2014. There were 30 shootings last year and 26 this year. Those figures include state and local officers, as well as federal agents. The figures also include two accidental shootings, Groeninger said. Suicides are not included.

Deaths have declined through the decades. The average number of officer shooting deaths for the first six months of each year — which is how the memorial fund gauges trends — was 62 through the 1970s.

The worst half-year period over the past five decades was in 1973, when

84 officers were shot and killed in the first six months alone. Through the early 2000s, the six-month average fell to 29.

More than 20,500 names are inscribed in marble on the memorial in Washington. They include officers killed in attacks and in accidents from 1791 through 2015. ___ WHERE WERE THE OTHER RECENT KILLINGS? Darren Goforth was shot and killed Aug. 28 in suburban Houston as the Harris County deputy stopped to put gas in his patrol car. Henry Nelson, an officer in Sunset, Louisiana, was shot and killed Aug. 26 while responding to a domestic-violence call. Louisiana State trooper Steven J. Vincent died Aug. 14 after being shot in the head while assisting a motorist. ___

A black ribbon with a thin blue line runs across a Fox Lake Police badge last week. Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was shot and killed while pursuing a group of suspicious men. WIRE PHOTO

DO THE NUMBERS INDICATE ANYTHING? Groeninger cautioned that it was too soon to say if officer deaths are trending up. “The data doesn’t say that yet,” he said. He also said there is no clearly identifiable pattern in the killings and no conclusions to draw for now, other than “there are people out there who intend to harm police officers for whatever reason.” ___ HOW MANY OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY TARGETED? During the last 12 months, six officers appear to have been targeted specifically because they worked in law enforcement, according to the memorial fund. That includes the Texas deputy, as well as two New York City officers who were shot and

Members of various police agencies gather as they continue searching for suspects in the shooting of a police officer in Fox Lake. killed in December as they sat in their patrol car.

Elsewhere, an officer for the Housing Authority of New Orleans was fatally shot in his patrol car on May 24. In California, a San Jose Police Department officer was killed March 24 responding to a call that a man was threatening to kill himself.

A Pennsylvania State Police officer was shot and killed on Sept. 14, 2014, outside a police barracks by someone wielding a rifle. ___

WHAT AGENCIES DID THE SLAIN OFFICERS WORK FOR? City police account for the largest number of officers killed in shootings.

Out of the 26 officers killed nationwide so far this year, 17 were on city forces, four were with the county and three with the state. One federal agent and one tribal officer were also killed, according to the memorial fund.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Offers valid through 10/30/15 and require activation of new qualifying DISH service with 24-month commitment and credit qualification. An Early Termination fee of $20 for each month remaining will apply if service is terminated during the first 24 months. All prices, fees, charges, packages, programming, features, functionality and offers subject to change without notice. PROGRAMMING DISCOUNT: Requires qualifying programming. Receive a discount for each of the first 12 months as follows: $35 per month with America’s Top 250; $30 per month with America’s Top 200; $25 per month with America’s Top 120, America’s Top 120 Plus; $15 per month with Smart Pack; $25 per month with DishLATINO Dos, DishLATINO Max; $20 per month with DishLATINO Plus; $15 per month with DishLATINO Clásico; $5 per month with DishLATINO Basico. After 12-month promotional period, then-current monthly price applies and is subject to change. You will forfeit discount in the case of a downgrade from qualifying programming or service disconnection during first 12 months. HD FREE FOR LIFE: Requires qualifying programming and continuous enrollment in AutoPay with Paperless Billing. Additional $10/mo. HD fee is waived for life of current account. Offer is limited to channels associated with selected programming package. Qualifying programming packages are America’s Top 120 and above, DishLATINO Plus and above. You may forfeit free HD in the case of service disconnection. PREMIUMS FREE FOR 3 MONTHS: Receive Showtime, Starz, Blockbuster @Home and Encore free for the first 3 months. You must maintain all four movie services during the promotional period. Offer value $132. After 3 months, then-current prices will apply unless you elect to downgrade. 6 FREE MONTHS OF PROTECTION PLAN: Receive the Protection Plan free for the first 6 months. Offer value $48. After 6 months, then-current price will apply unless you elect to downgrade. Change of Service fee will apply if you cancel the Protection Plan during the first 6 months. DIGITAL HOME ADVANTAGE: EQUIPMENT: All equipment remains the property of DISH at all times and must be returned to DISH within thirty days of account deactivation or you will be charged an unreturned equipment fee ranging from $100 to $400 per receiver. Lease Upgrade fees are not deposits and are non-refundable. Maximum of 6 leased receivers (supporting up to 6 total TVs) per account. You will be charged a monthly equipment rental fee for each receiver beyond the first, based on model of receiver. WHOLE-HOME HD DVR: Monthly fees: Hopper, $12; Joey, $7, Super Joey, $10; second Hopper, $12. First Hopper HD DVR receiver and up to 3 Joey receivers available for a one-time $199 Upgrade fee. $199 Upgrade fee waived at time of service activation with subscription to America’s Top 120 and above or DishLATINO Plus and above. A second Hopper HD DVR receiver is available for a one-time Upgrade fee: $49 for a Hopper, $99 for a Hopper with Sling. With a second Hopper HD DVR receiver, one additional Joey receiver is available for a one-time $99 Upgrade fee. Hopper and Joey receivers cannot be combined with any other receiver models or types. PrimeTime Anytime and AutoHop features must be enabled by customer and are subject to availability. With PrimeTime Anytime record ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC plus two channels. With addition of Super Joey record two additional channels. AutoHop feature is available at varying times, starting the day after airing, for select primetime shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC recorded with PrimeTime Anytime.

Recording capacity varies; 2000 hours based on SD programming. Equipment comparison based on equipment available from major TV providers as of 12/01/14. Watching live and recorded TV anywhere requires an Internet-connected, Sling-enabled DVR and compatible mobile device. On Demand availability varies based on your programming subscription. Requires Android