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Federal tax filing deadline: Tuesday, April 18

Taxpayers get three extra days to file their federal tax returns this year.

Normally, the deadline for filing federal tax returns is April 15, but this year it is Tuesday, April 18.

Why the extra time?

April 15 falls on a Saturday this year. That normally would mean that the deadline would be pushed to April 17. But the District of Columbia, home of

the Internal Revenue Service, is celebrating the Emancipation Day holiday on Monday, April 17, because April 16, the day it is usually celebrated, is Sunday.

The result: The deadline to file federal tax returns this year is Tuesday, April 18.

The filing deadline for Virginia tax returns remains the same — Monday, May 1.

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Modeling agency head restarts her business 3 years after stroke

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Renée Lacy stands on a runway at Virginia Center Commons in Henrico, the new home for her modeling school and talent agency. The former model is restarting Cameo Models Internationale after recovering from a stroke.

Renée Lacy has been the modeling guru for thousands of children, teens and adults in the Richmond area and beyond.

For 35 years, the bubbly, energetic woman operated a training center in Downtown where would-be models under her tutelage learned the ways of the runway.

She also served as a source of models for area retail clothing store promotions, TV commercials and print ad campaigns.

Dozens of trainees who came through her agency, Cameo Models Internationale, went on to careers in the field, though Ms. Lacy acknowledges that most of the 10,000 or more students simply gained poise and self-confidence that benefited them in other areas of their life.

But all of her activity came to a sudden halt three years ago when she had a stroke.

“It came out of the blue without warning,” said Ms. Lacy, who recalls finding herself in a Maryland hospital.

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Essex Village flunks HUD inspection

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

After years of complaints, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is finally reacting to the deteriorating condition of Essex Village, the largest subsidized housing complex in Henrico County.

For the first time, HUD inspectors slammed the complex, finding that the property fails to meet minimum standards to justify the millions in government housing payments.

Already under pressure from Henrico County, the HUD action adds fresh urgency for the private group that owns the 496-unit apartment

complex to invest in improvements.

Essex Village, located off Laburnum Avenue near Richmond International Raceway, is the county’s version of public housing.

Instead of a public housing authority, the complex is privately owned. It was designed to serve low-income people — and in this case, mostly African-Americans — who qualify for subsidies under the Section 8 or Housing Choice Voucher program.

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Essex Village, located on Laburnum Avenue near Richmond International Raceway, is home to 800 school-age children. It is the largest subsidized housing complex in Henrico County.

Bedden staying put; ‘It’s an exciting time for RPS’

By Holly Rodriguez

When Dr. Dana T. Bedden took over as superintendent of Richmond Public Schools in January 2014, the St. Petersburg, Fla., native faced faltering academic achievement, school buildings in severe disrepair and low staff morale.

More than three years later, improvement is beginning to show, he said in a recent Richmond Free Press interview. And while each year brings a recruitment season and he has been given invitations to consider offers in other cities, the 50-year-old said

he is staying put in Richmond.

“I am sitting here trying to do the job to make the district better,” Dr. Bedden said. “With the compact between City Council, the mayor Dr. Bedden and the School Board, we have a great opportunity to improve things. It’s an exciting time for RPS.” The compact he is referring to is an organized collaboration between Mayor

Levar M. Stoney and the two important public bodies overseeing the city and the school system that serves 24,000 students to establish goals and steps to achieve them.

For example, to reduce family poverty rates and build community wealth as the compact outlines, the three entities will join forces to improve workforce development and job creation, and actively engage in neighborhood revitalization to create mixed-income neighborhoods.

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Found one!

When it comes to hunting Easter eggs, Drew-Els Layne is leaving no spot unexplored. The 2-year-old hands her mother, LaTwanya Dukes, an egg she found under playground equipment last Saturday at the Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration at Blackwell Community Center.

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Justice Neil Gorsuch is sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Monday by Justice Anthony Kennedy during a public ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. Justice Gorsuch’s wife, Marie Louise, holds the Bible, while President Trump observes.

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The Richmond Free Press continues its award-winning tradition.

The newspaper was recognized with six awards at the annual Virginia Press Association competition in writing, photography, news presentation and advertising.

The contest for work published in 2016 was judged by members of the New Jersey Press Association. Winners were announced April 8 during the VPA’s annual awards banquet at a Henrico County hotel.

Jeremy M. Lazarus, Free Press vice president for news enhancement, won first place for large, non-daily newspapers in Virginia in the personal service category for a trio of stories providing advice, information or instruction that helps readers improve the quality of their lives.

The stories were “Ignoring call to duty: Failure to sign up for Selective Service hurts thousands,” about the consequences endured by a 35-year-old Richmond man who failed to register

WASHINGTON President Trump reveled in the biggest political victory of his presidency at a White House ceremony on Monday in which his U.S. Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch was sworn in, poised to make an instant impact on a court once again dominated by conservatives.

President Trump fulfilled a top campaign promise when the Republican-led U.S. Senate voted to confirm the conservative Colorado-based federal appeals court judge to the lifetime job last Friday despite vehement Democratic opposition.

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Left, a team of volunteers paints a map of U.S. states on the Woodville Elementary School playground Saturday. From left, they are Katrina Washington, Michael Hill, Katie Gallagher, Tara Wagstaff, Olivia Jenkins, Laura D’Antonio and Victoria Hauser. Right, Richmond Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden joins Michael Hill, a fourth-grader at William Fox Elementary School, in painting Florida.

This is one of six school playgrounds gaining such maps. The project is the work of the Junior League of Richmond. The group raised $11,880 — the poverty

City offices to close Friday, April 14 Richmond City Hall and all other city operations, including the animal shelter, recreation centers and libraries, will be closed on Friday, April 14.

The reason: The City of Richmond observes Good Friday as a holiday.

By contrast, federal and state offices and courts will be open for business on that day.

Richmond libraries will be open on Saturday, April 15.

So will the city’s Animal Care and Control center, which will hold its Easter Egg Adoption special from noon to 5 p.m.

Artists’ entries sought for annual competition of Storm Drain Art Artists and would-be artists still have time to enter the competition to decorate Richmond storm drains in the 2017 Storm Drain Art Project.

This is the second year the city Department of Public Utilities is offering the contest to promote clean water.

This year’s theme: “It All Drains to the James.”

Four finalists will be chosen to paint their art on Richmond storm drains in May. Each will receive $400 in prize money.

The top design selected by judges will be featured on billboards near Richmond’s waterfront. The public also can vote for the RVA Choice Award beginning May 21.

The deadline to enter a proposed design is 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 17. Details on entering the competition and voting for the RVA Choice Award can be found online at www.rvah2o. org/storm-drain-art.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE Former U.S. Sen. John W. Warner has donated his public papers to the University of Virginia.

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library opened the papers to the public last week after a nine-year effort to catalog and organize the documents.

The 90-year-old former Republican Mr. Warner senator, who once was married to legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, graduated from the University of Virginia’s School of Law in 1953 and is a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Before being elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1978, he worked for the Department of Defense and served as secretary of the Navy under President Richard Nixon.

The full collection spans Mr. Warner’s three decades as a senator, and reaches back to his earliest days as an enlisted man in the Navy. He served in the U.S. Senate until January 2009. He did not seek re-election in 2008, and was succeeded by Democrat Mark R. Warner, a former Virginia governor.

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line for a single person — to cover the cost of the playground maps through its inaugural “Little Black Dress Initiative.” Members wore the same black dress for a week to get a little experience in the lack of choices poor people face.

Other elementary schools slated to get the educational maps include Blackwell, Carver, Fairfield Court, Greene and Overby-Sheppard, said Joanne Frye, Junior League president. “These maps represent community, learning and our investment in the next generation.”

Plan for former Highland Park Catholic school building stalls

By Jeremy M. Lazarus The plan to replace a vacant Catholic school on North Side with 80 affordable apartments is on hold as the nonprofit developer seeks to overcome opposition from neighborhood St. Elizabeth Catholic Church and nearby residents.

The Free Press reported on the plan in early February, but the proposal has been stalled since an ordinance to support the work was sent to Richmond City Council for approval.

Greta Harris, president and CEO of the Better Housing Coalition, confirmed Monday that opposition has stymied her group’s efforts to move ahead with the $12 million plan to build new units in place of the former St. Elizabeth’s School at 1031 Fourqurean Lane.

The school, closed since 1982, sits about a block away from the church.

Ms. Harris said the opposition is not unusual when affordable apartments are involved. She said her organization spent six months seeking to overcome resident opposition to the plan to create 52 apartments in and around the former Citadel of Hope on Venable Street in Church Hill at a cost of $10 million.

Ms. Harris said the city Planning Commission recently cleared the way for that development despite the opposition.

“It comes with the territory,” Ms. Harris said, who has long faced “not in my backyard” opposition to such developments.

In the case of the Venable Street development, residents opposed the project and the coalition because they wanted units that would carry a higher rent, she said.

In the case of St. Elizabeth’s School, the congregation of the church where U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is a member is battling the project out of concern that it could disrupt the parish’s annual fundraiser, the St. Elizabeth Jazz & Food Festival.

In its ninth year, the festival supports the church and its various ministries.

The church has used land near the school that is owned by the city for the festival and for parking, and is upset that the city has proposed selling small parcels of property to the coalition for the apartment development.

While the church does not own the school or any adjacent property, it has pushed the coalition for an agreement to ensure it can continue its project, Ms.

Harris said.

“We are willing to work with them,” she said, but so far no agreement has been reached.

This is at least the fourth proposal to put apartments on the former school site.

The three others won support from City Council, but never advanced.

The Catholic Diocese of Richmond appears to support the coalition’s plan as it has sold its remaining property in the area to the nonprofit.

Nearby residents, concerned about increased traffic on Fourqurean Lane, also oppose any development of the 6-acre property other than single-family homes.

Ms. Harris said the opposition led the coalition to drop plans to apply this year for federal housing tax credits, which would aid the coalition in financing the project.

She said that it would be next year before an application could be submitted to the state.

But if the opposition continues, she said the coalition ultimately could walk away. “There are plenty of other opportunities,” she said.

Dr. Sullivan to speak at UR Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. secretary for health and human services and founding dean of the Morehouse College School of Medicine, will speak on the impact of faith on health care decisions and outcomes at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center.

His theme: “What We Know, Say and Believe: Leveraging the Advance Care Planning Conversation.”

Dr. Sullivan was selected by Senior Connections, the Capital Area Agency on Aging, as the 2017 Faith

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to Fate Distinguished Lecturer.

His appearance is hosted by Senior Connections and UR in recognition of the 10th Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day highlighting the importance of individuals creating an advance medical directive specifying what actions should be taken regarding their health care if they are unable to make decisions because of illness or incapacity.

Dr. Sullivan’s talk is free and open to the public.

To make reservations, email atinsley@youraaa.org or call (804) 343-3023.

Rep. McEachin out of hospital Rep. A. Donald McEachin of Henrico is back on his feet this week after becoming ill Tuesday, April 4, in Washington and being admitted to the hospital.

His press secretary, Jamitress Bowden, said he had an infection.

His illness forced the postponement of a Richmond town hall meeting with constituents scheduled for last Saturday at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church.

The meeting will be rescheduled, Ms. Bowden said, but no date has been set.

Rep. McEachin was released from the hospital on Tuesday, she said.

“He’s eager to resume work and eager to get back into the district and getting things done,” she said.

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Honoring hometown champions Virginia Union University basketball standout Ashley Smith, center, reacts to laudatory comments made by Richmond City Council President Chris A. Hilbert during Monday night’s City Council meeting. Ms. Smith, her teammates with the Lady Panthers and Coach AnnMarie Gilbert, left, were recognized by Mayor Levar M. Stoney and City Council for their championship showing in this year’s NCAA Division II Tournament. The Elite Eight team lost in the tournament final to Ashland University of Ohio. During the tournament, Dominion Energy lighted up its Downtown building with a message of support for the Lady Panthers. Mr. Hilbert said Monday the team lighted up the hearts of all Richmonders with its championship skill, poise and spirit. Ms. Smith scored 28 points in the team’s semifinal victory over California Baptist University, a feat Mr. Hilbert said he could never achieve, evoking laughter from the team.

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Volunteers to help fix up homes for elderly during Affordable Housing Awareness Week

By Jeremy M. Lazarus April is here and that means hundreds of Richmond area volunteers soon will pour into neighborhoods to make home improvements for elderly and low-income residents who cannot afford them.

The leader in this effort, Rebuilding Together Richmond, expects more than 800 people to participate in repairing and upgrading 39 residences in North Side on Saturday, April 22.

RTR also is sending volunteer teams to work on homes in the Providence Park, Green Park and Highland Park neighborhoods. They also will do landscaping work at Ann Hardy Plaza and Hotchkiss Recreation Center.

This is the 25th year that RTR, once known as Christmas in April, has undertaken this effort, according to Jillian Daleiden, project manager for the nonprofit.

“We have worked on more than 1,000 homes” since 1992, she said proudly.

“We welcome anyone who wants to participate,” Ms. Daleiden said.

Rebuilding Richmond Together undertakes the one-day effort as part of Affordable Housing Awareness Week.

The work of Rebuilding Together Richmond led to the creation of the AHAW coalition of 17 area nonprofits that take on similar

Want to help?

People interested in helping Rebuilding Together Richmond to repair and upgrade homes for elderly and low-income Richmond residents may sign up by calling RTR at (804) 447-3841 or by emailing info@RebuildingTogetherRichmond.org.

projects during the week with the help of supportive businesses and banks.

Since the AHAW coalition was founded 10 years ago, the group has organized more than 4,500 volunteers and made repairs to 375 homes.

The coalition expects to make improvements to 10 to 15 houses in the city from Saturday, April 22, through Friday, April 28.

In partnership with RTR, the AHAW coalition will kick off its events Saturday, April 22, with a celebration of the week and its 10th anniversary. Open to all, the party will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2712 2nd Ave. During the week, participating employers will give workers the day off to spend time repairing selected homes with one of the nonprofit housing groups in the AHAW coalition.

As part of promoting affordable housing, the AHAW coalition also will hold a panel discussion during the week about current efforts to increase affordable housing.

Elected officials and local government leaders are being invited to participate in a simulation of homelessness under the auspices of Homeward, the area’s coordinator of programs for the homeless.

The event set for Thursday, April 27, gives participants the opportunity experience what it’s like to be homeless with the task of navigating the challenges of finding food, shelter, transportation and other resources.

Volunteers also are welcomed. To participate, people can register online at http://affordablehousingrichmond.com.

The nonprofit partners taking part include The Better Housing Coalition, Boaz & Ruth, Community Housing Partners, Hanover Habitat for Humanity, Homeward, Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Neighborhood Housing Services of Richmond, Partnership for Housing Affordability, project:HOMES, Rebuilding Together Richmond, Richmond Community Development Alliance, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity, Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Southside Community Development & Housing Corp., Urban Hope, Virginia LISC and Virginia Supportive Housing.

Adediran lands provisional post in Petersburg

STEM in sports: City students experience the link

By Holly Rodriguez

Yuan Canesius of Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School got to play basketball in the Virginia Commonwealth University Siegel Center last week, but he didn’t use a ball and there was no hoop.

He was among 200 fifth- and seventh-graders from 17 Richmond elementary and middle schools who were shown the link between sports and science, technology, engineering and math at the third RVA STEM in Sports Day at VCU. He played using a virtual reality headset, one of several highlights of the event.

Four key links between STEM and sports demonstrated during the event were sports performance, injury prevention, recovery and nutrition.

Students rotated between exhibit stations, with some students actually hitting a baseball, dribbling a basketball and kicking a soccer ball to demonstrate how technology can be used to measure the speed of a pitched baseball or the angle of a basketball shot or kick of a soccer ball to help coaches and athletes improve performance.

They also learned that some sports equipment used for training, including balls, bats and shoes, include microchips to help prevent injuries.

When Huguenot High School students Myles Manuel, Jennifer Garcia and Irene Andrade, who also are enrolled in the Governor’s Career and Technical Education Academy for STEM at the Richmond Technical Center, showed a group of seventh-graders what their robots could do at the event, they were demonstrating hours of their work. The time invested included using math and technology skills to design and construct the robots and engineering skills to program them to complete specific tasks — in this case, lifting cones and putting them over a gate.

“The students use computer code to design the robots,” said Jorge Valenzuela, an instructional specialist in technology and engineering education with Richmond Public Schools. “Then there’s electrical wiring

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Above, Richmond students use the basics of pulleys and gears to understand STEM in sports at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center. Left, Yuan Canesius of Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School is guided by Alan Todd of Barton Malow in using a virtual reality headset, Oculus Rift, to play basketball.

and use of sensors, gears and motors to build the robots and make adjustments to accomplish a mission.”

This project-based learning approach, he said, includes classroom instruction about the basic principles of making robots and designing them to accomplish specific tasks. Students then publicly present their work, as they did at RVA STEM Sports Day, and also teach younger students how the project goals were accomplished.

The students’ robots will compete against other Virginia high school robotics teams in the VEX Robotics Competition on May 6 in Hampton. The project helps to develop team skills, he said, which are essential in athletics and academics.

Students also had the opportunity to meet STEM professionals, learn about STEM careers and, through the Huguenot students, learn what classes are needed to enter the Governor’s STEM Academy in high school.

World map shows Africa in truthful light

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In an age of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” authorities in the city of Boston believe their new school map offers something closer to the geographical truth than that of traditional maps, and hope it can serve as an example to schools across the nation and the globe.

The school district will drop the Mercator projection, which physically diminished Africa and South America, for the Gall-Peters projection, which cuts the developed world down to size.

The Gall-Peters projection shows land masses in their correct proportions by area, putting the relative sizes of Africa and North America in perspective.

So when Boston Public Schools introduced a new standard map of the world this week, some young students felt their world had changed.

The United States of America was small. Europe, too, had suddenly shrunk. Africa and South America appeared narrower but also much larger than usual.

And what had happened to Alaska?

For almost 500 years, the Mercator projection — designed to aid navigation along colonial trade routes — has been the norm for maps of the world.

In the Mercator system, North America and Europe appear bigger than South America and Africa.

Western Europe is in the middle of the map.

South America is made to look about the same

Post Office on Wheels A customer takes care of business at the Post Office on Wheels that opened Monday outside the Church Hill Postal Station at 414 N. 25th St. The mobile center arrived after the building was shut down earlier that day to the dismay of residents. The building was closed due to “safety concerns,” said Freda Sauter, U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman. She said the mobile center would remain on site and operate regular hours Monday through Friday until the building is repaired.

Box holders should be able to pick up their mail at the mobile center, she said, rather than having to trek to the Montrose Postal Station in Fulton. Joshua S. Bilder, owner of the building the Postal Service leases, is arranging for contractors to begin critical renovations to allow the Postal Service to return. He expects the work to take 90 to 120 days.

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size as Europe, when in fact it is almost twice as large, and Greenland looks roughly the size of Africa when it is actually about 14 times smaller. Alaska looks bigger than Mexico, and Germany is in the middle of the picture, not to the north.

The switch to the Gall-Peters projection sees Boston’s public schools follow the lead of the United Nations, which has advocated the map as a more “fair,” less Eurocentric representation of the world, as have several aid agencies.

Teachers in the second, seventh and 11th grades already have received their new maps, and say the reaction from their students has been fascinating.

“It’s interesting to watch the students saying, ‘Wow’ and ‘No, really? Look at Africa, it’s bigger,’ ” Natacha Scott, director of history and social studies at Boston Public Schools, said.

“Some of their reactions were quite funny,” she added. “But it was also amazingly interesting to see them questioning what they thought they knew.”

Dismissed from is job at Richmond’s City Hall, Emmanuel O. Adediran is headed to a job with the Petersburg city government, the Free Press learned Wednesday.

Mr. Adediran, who was among the first city employees to be let go after Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney took office, accepted an offer to fill the vacant post of director of public works in Petersburg, but on a provisional basis.

He will have 90 days to prove himself, PetersMr. Adediran burg officials said. His future with that city will be decided in July. He is to be paid based on an annual salary of $102,000, officials said.

In Richmond, Mr. Adediran generally received high marks for his work as he rose through the ranks to become first a deputy director, interim director and then director of public works, the department that paves streets, picks up trash, mows grass, prunes trees and handles city maintenance issues.

However, he became a lightning rod after it was learned early last year that Mr. Adediran also had been serving as the volunteer project manager during city time for the construction of First Baptist Church of South Richmond’s satellite campus in Chesterfield County.

Richmond’s mayor at the time, the Rev. Dwight C. Jones, is senior pastor of the church and Mr. Adediran is an associate pastor and active member.

A report from the city auditor led to CAO Selena Cuffee-Glenn to order Mr. Adediran to forfeit a week’s vacation pay to make up for the time he spent working on the church project while on the city’s clock.

The incident also led to a joint probe by the FBI and State Police. Last fall, Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring said the investigation did not produce evidence that either the mayor or Mr. Adediran had violated state law, though Mr. Herring sharply criticized their relationship as “cronyism” and urged more oversight over outside work that city management gets involved with.

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for the military draft by age 26 as the law requires.

Also, “Paydazed in RVA: High-fee payday loan traps Henrico man,” about the difficulty a senior citizen on fixed income had in paying off a payday loan. The $100 loan ultimately cost him $320 in fees.

And “Va. Tech scientist to Richmonders: Use water filters for protection,” about advice from a Virginia Tech environmental scientist who won hero status for proving people in Flint, Mich., were being poisoned by their drinking water.

On the “Ignoring call to duty” story, the judges wrote, “This story has a strong and compelling lead.”

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Justice Gorsuch’s nomination also was opposed by numerous civil rights and advocacy groups, including the National Urban League, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The organizations expressed concern about his record of judicial opinions restricting access to justice in federal courts, upholding the death penalty, ruling against claims of employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and opposing disability rights and equal rights for LGBTQ people.

With Justice Gorsuch, the nation’s highest court now has five conservative justices and four liberals, a majority that could be pivotal in deciding a range of issues, including abortion, gun control, the death penalty, presidential powers, political spending, environmental regulation and religious rights.

Standing in the White House Rose Garden on a warm spring day, President Trump tied the occasion to the political aims of his administration as the eight other members of the court looked on.

“Together we are in a process of reviewing and renewing and also rebuilding our country,” President Trump told an audience that included conservative activists and administration officials.

“A new optimism is sweeping across our land and a new faith in America is filling our hearts and lifting our sights.”

Justice Gorsuch filled a vacancy that had lingered for nearly 14 months after conservative Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in February 2016. The judicial oath was administered by Justice Anthony Kennedy, for whom Justice Gorsuch worked as a clerk as a young lawyer. He becomes the first justice to serve alongside a former boss.

Justice Gorsuch, 49, could serve for decades. And President Trump may be able to make further appointments to make the court even more solidly conservative, with three justices age 78 or older: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 84; fellow liberal Stephen Breyer, 78; and conservative swing vote Justice Kennedy, 80.

President Trump made a point of thanking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky for his role in winning the confirmation. Republican McConnell last week led the effort to change long-standing Senate rules in order to end a Democratic blockade of Justice Gorsuch’s nomination. Under Sen. McConnell’s leadership, the Senate last year refused to consider former President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to replace Justice Scalia, an appointment that would have tilted the court to the left for the first time in decades.

“I’ve always heard that the most important thing that a president of the United States does is appoint people, hopefully great people like this appointment, to the United States Supreme Court,” President Trump said. “He will decide cases not based on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law.”

During last year’s presidential campaign, President Trump pledged to pick a justice who would overturn the landmark 1973 Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. During his Senate confirmation hearing, Justice Gorsuch declined to answer about whether Roe v. Wade and other important court precedents were properly decided.

“To the American people, I am humbled by the trust placed in me today,” Justice Gorsuch said, with his wife, Marie Louise, and President Trump standing behind him. “I will never forget that to whom much is given, much will be expected. And I promise you that I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great nation.”

Justice Scalia’s widow, Maureen, also attended.

Earlier in the day, Justice Gorsuch took his separate constitutional oath, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts, in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court with the other justices.

Justice Gorsuch will take part in the court’s next round of oral arguments, starting on Monday, April 17. They include a religious rights case in which a Missouri church is objecting to being denied state funds for a playground project due to a state ban on providing public money to religious organizations.

Justice Gorsuch can be expected to have an immediate impact on the court. He takes part on Thursday, April 13, in the justices’ private conference to decide which cases to take up.

Among cases up for discussion is one in which gun activists are seeking to expand gun rights to include carrying concealed firearms in public. Another is a bid to reinstate Republican-backed North Carolina voting restrictions that a lower court found were intended to suppress African-American voter turnout. A third concerns whether a Christian bakery owner can object on religious grounds to making a cake for a gay couple.

With Justice Gorsuch sworn in, his new colleagues could decide to hear new arguments in their next term, starting in October, in cases argued during their current term in which they may have been split 4-4 and did not decide.

Free Press staff photographer Sandra Sellars won awards in three categories — breaking news photography, photo illustration and picture story or essay.

Her photos “Honoring slain trooper,” showing the floral tributes left on the car of slain Virginia State Police Trooper Chad P. Dermyer at State Police headquarters in Chesterfield County, and “Storm damage,” showing the impact of a severe June 16 storm that hammered Richmond and Henrico County, received second- and third-place honors, respectively, in the breaking news category.

“Red berries in Downtown,” a photo by Ms. Sellars published on the Free Press editorial page, won second place in the photo illustration category.

Ms. Sellars also won another second place award in the picture story or essay category for “Hometown welcome,” for photographs accompanying the story about Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine returning to Richmond to the cheers of thousands of supporters.

“Great emotion,” the judges wrote about Ms. Sellars’ picture story entry.

Free Press Managing Editor Bonnie V. Winston won second place for headline writing, and April Coleman, vice president of production, won a third place award in the professionaltechnology services category for advertising.

The Loudoun Times-Mirror in Northern Virginia won the Sweepstakes Award in the large, non-daily newspaper category.

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ing game.

“It has taken a lot of effort,” she said, recalling how the stroke affected her everyday life. “I went from having everything to having nothing.”

She’s grateful to God, to her physicians and her health care team and to family and friends who helped her make it through the ordeal.

Talk to her now, and it’s hard to tell the arduous road she has trod in starting over.

Now 63, her battle cry is, “I’m back,” as she begins the process of rebuilding the Cameo brand.

Ms. Lacy said her agency has more than 30 students taking classes in community spaces that some stores make available.

At the same time, she’s busy outfitting her new studio at Virginia Center Commons in Glen Allen that will become the new home for Cameo Models Internationale.

She expects to open in May. She also is helping create shows for her students and other models to show what they’ve learned. Most recently, she organized a program to celebrate the Henrico mall’s reopening under new management and has other fashion programs in the works.

Her schedule is busy. A swimsuit show for Dillard’s is set for mid-May and she’s lining up other clients for similar events that will give her students experience while showcasing her agency’s new life.

As she reboots her business and career, her plan is to focus more on children and teens whom she believes she can better help reach their potential.

Modeling, she explained, is an approach to life that has nothing to do with a person’s looks.

“It’s about having the right attitude, coupled with self-esteem, confidence and understanding your self-worth,” she said.

This composite card shows Ms. Lacy earlier during her modeling career.

“It’s about helping kids develop character and integrity and how to carry themselves in order to be successful,” she said.

In addition to modeling, she plans to incorporate instruction “on manners, social etiquette and dress image to help raise awesome individuals who have what it takes” to make it in life.

Ms. Lacy has surrounded herself with people she can count on, people who she has worked with for years. Among them are photographer James Henderson, hairstylist Haywood Watkins and musician and arranger Hermon “Blues” Maclin.

Her agency now has a vice president, Michael Rezek, to manage operations, with several others involved in organizing fashion shows, such as Breanna Jones.

It’s a long road from when she started in the modeling world as a teenager in

Washington. Her grandmother, she recalled, encouraged her to try out for a modeling job at Garfinkel’s, a once prominent department store chain that has since gone out of business. When she got the job, she was hooked.

She came to Richmond after getting married and stayed after her divorce.

“Who knew that this would be the place where I would fulfill my purpose in life,” she said. “At the time, I didn’t. I just liked Richmond.”

She credits Jimmy Du with her decision in 1978 to launch her own model training program and talent agency.

He worked at the former Miller & Rhoads department store chain and “was dissatisfied with the agency supplying talent for TV commercials.”

“He told me if I would start my own agency, he’d be my first client,” she said.

That was good enough for her.

One of her biggest projects was organizing a national fashion tour for Lynell’s Cosmetics that visited more than 40 cities in four years.

“It was a huge event,” she said.

She also was active in the Model Association of America International and served as its president.

Ever since she opened her own business, she has taken students to participate in the MAAI’s annual fashion event — a kind of final exam.

She’s proud that Cameo has captured more than 435 awards through the years and brought attention to the talented people in the area who started out in her schools.

She expects to be back at the next MAAI affair with her new students.

“I’m excited,” she said. “It’s a challenge getting back into the business world.

“Since my stroke, I’ve had to learn a lot about reducing stress, and I’m still learning,” Ms. Lacy said. “But I’m looking forward to what’s next.”

Bedden staying put; ‘It’s an exciting time for RPS’ Continued from A1

pact members is May 1.

The compact, Dr. Bedden said, is an example of progress.

Further evidence of progress — and confirmation of the School Board’s endorsement of Dr. Bedden and his plans for improving the school district — is the board’s decision in December 2015 to extend his contract through June 30, 2019. The original contract was to expire June 30, 2017.

Nonetheless, Dr. Bedden has faced his fair share of critics.

Jonathan Young, who represents the 4th District on the School Board, admits to being one of them during his campaign last fall for the seat. At the time, he publicly stated he wanted Dr. Bedden to be replaced.

But those sentiments have softened since taking office in January. Mr. Young echoes the sentiment of his fellow School Board members when he says he wants Dr. Bedden to succeed. But his support of Dr. Bedden comes with a few conditions.

“As long as he is willing and prepared to adopt a new kind of approach that empowers teachers and principals, I am behind him,” Mr. Young told the Free Press. “I cannot support continuation of the status quo, but

I can support empowering principals and teachers, taking some risks and doing some unorthodox and unconventional things.”

Mr. Young strongly advocates the school system follow a lean business model of low overhead and minimal bureaucracy. He said he wants “to create a culture where we establish and practice trust, empowering teachers and principals to make decisions about their classrooms and schools.”

Any kind of change, Dr. Bedden said, will take time, and the unique challenges facing RPS slow the transition.

The school system spends more money per student than peer districts, but has a disproportionately high-need student population. It has a high share of students who are economically disadvantaged and who have disabilities. More than three out of four students qualify for free or reduced lunch, 40 percent live below the poverty line and 18 percent of students have special needs.

Combined with budget constraints — state funding is stuck at 2009 levels, for example, Dr. Bedden said — improvement is slow at best.

Despite these challenges, Dr. Bedden focuses on the progress that has been made. The number of accredited schools in Richmond has increased from 11 to 17 out of 44, he pointed out, and six offices have

been consolidated to create the Department of Student and Family Services to better serve students and families.

Individual student achievement is improving, according to statistics Dr. Bedden offered in a March community meeting with parents. RPS student enrollment in college has increased by 12 percent, the number of students enrolled in early childhood programs at five pre-kindergarten centers is up, SAT participation is up by about 74 percent and participation in the district’s International Baccalaureate program is up by 54 percent.

“It’s not just that we need money, but we need a commitment to plan and see this through, making adjustments as we go,” he said.

When asked why parents with small children should stay in the city and enroll their children in Richmond Public Schools rather than head to the suburbs for schools with better academic reputations, Dr. Bedden said mixed-income schools and communities create a better educational environment for students.

“Be a part of the solution and work with us to improve what exists,” he said, adding that parent involvement in schools is key to building successful schools.

“We didn’t get here overnight, and we are not going to get out of this overnight.”

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Mother Emanuel shooter gets 9 life sentences in S.C. state court Free Press wire report

CHARLESTON, S.C. With Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof getting nine life sentences in state court on top of a federal death sentence, his prosecutions are finally over — and some relatives of the nine parishioners he killed at a historically black church say they can finally begin to heal.

Nadine Collier, daughter of slain 70-year-old Ethel Lance, wore a white suit to Mr. Roof’s sentencing on Monday, a color she said lets the world know a chapter in her life had closed.

“I will not open that book again,” she said to Mr. Roof before he was sentenced. “I just want to say, have mercy on your soul.”

The 23-year-old avowed white supremacist said nothing in his own defense as he was sentenced Monday on nine counts of murder, along with three charges of attempted murder and a weapons charge. He was taken from state court back to the Charleston County jail, where he’ll await transfer to a federal prison and, ultimately, the federal penal system’s death row in Terre Haute, Ind. Mr. Roof’s plea deal came in exchange for an agreement that state prosecutors would drop their own pursuit of the death penalty against him for the June 2015 slaughter of the pastor and eight parishoners at historic Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston. Judge J.C. Nicholson handed down nine consecutive life sentences.

Mr. Roof stood at the defense table with his attorneys, clad in a gray and white striped jail jumpsuit and handcuffed to a chain at his waist.

The deal, Solicitor Scarlett Wilson said, serves as an “insurance policy” in the event that Mr. Roof’s federal conviction falls apart. But it also means the families of the nine people he killed don’t have to endure a second grueling trial.

Dylann Roof Mr. Roof was 21 when he walked into a Wednesday night Bible study at the church known as Mother Emanuel. As witnesses testified in his federal trial last year, Mr. Roof waited until the session’s closing minutes to unload 77 shots into his victims as they shut their eyes in a final prayer.

Survivors testified during the federal trial, evoking chilling images of the bloody Wednesday night tableau. Jennifer Pinckney, widow of slain pastor and state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, brought some jurors to tears as she told how she shielded her young daughter in her husband’s office while the bullets rang out in the nearby fellowship hall.

At Mr. Roof’s first court appearance on the day after his arrest, his victims’ relatives spoke of forgiveness, with some saying they mourned their loved ones but would pray for his lost soul. The families of what have become known as the Emanuel Nine have been widely lauded for their willingness to forgive in the face of sorrow but also, in embrace of their strong faith, to pray the man who drastically altered their lives would find peace himself.

That sentiment was present at Monday’s hearing.

Blondelle Gadsden, sister of slain Myra Thompson, said she hoped Mr. Roof would find his own faith in prison.

“I can’t think of anything worse that he could do at this point than to not accept Christ and try to make his days on this earth a little bit more peaceful,” she said.

But Eva Dilligard, whose sister Susie Jackson was killed in the massacre, said, “I think somebody doing something like that, he should get death. ... I’m very sorry. I’m a child of God. But he hurt the entire family.”

Mr. Roof didn’t address the court Monday. But his grandfather, Columbia, S.C., attorney Joe Roof, said that while he was saddened that his grandson wouldn’t be a part of his later years, “The system ... seems to have worked as it should have worked.”

The elder Mr. Roof also said he and his wife pray for the Emanuel families regularly.

“I want everyone to understand that nothing is all bad, and Dylann is not all bad,” the elder Mr. Roof said. “We have been distressed and just sick over what has happened to these families.”

The Rev. Eric Manning, Emanuel’s current pastor, told the judge some of his parishioners still struggle to worship in the same place where their fellow congregants were massacred. But he said his congregation and the victims’ families are moving on.

“For surely love is always stronger than hate, and hate will never win,” he said.

Comedian Charlie Murphy dead at 57

Charlie Murphy, stand-up comedian, actor and older brother of comedian Eddie Murphy, died at a New York hospital on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at age 57.

The Brooklyn native reportedly had been battling leukemia.

He was a cast member in season four of the Starz cable television series “Power,” playing a correctional officer. The episodes in which he appears are due to air later this year.

Some of Mr. Murphy’s other recent work included sketch comedy writing and appearances on Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” and voice performances as the drunken, psychopathic, trigger-happy, Mr. Murphy ex-special forces soldier Edwin “Ed” Wuncler III on the Adult Swim animated series “Boondocks.”

He also appeared in “Black Jesus,” another of the network’s comedy series.

Mr. Murphy appeared in 52 films, and co-wrote and acted in some of his brother’s movies, including the 2007 comedy “Norbit.” Other film credits include “Night at the Museum,” “Our Family Wedding,” “King’s Ransom” and “CB4.”

Mr. Murphy’s wife of 12 years, Tisha Taylor Murphy, died in 2009 after battling cancer. He is survived by three children.

Mr. Sessions

By Sadie Gurman Associated Press

WASHINGTON For three decades, America got tough on crime.

Police used aggressive tactics and arrest rates soared. Small-time drug cases clogged the courts. Vigorous gun prosecutions sent young men away from their communities and to faraway prisons for long terms.

But as crime rates dropped since 2000, enforcement policies changed.

Even conservative lawmakers sought to reduce mandatory minimum sentences and to lower prison populations, and law enforcement shifted to new models that emphasized community partnerships over mass arrests.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions often reflects fondly on the tough enforcement strategies of decades ago and sees today’s comparatively low crime rates as a sign they worked. He is preparing to revive some of those practices even as some involved in criminal justice during that period have come to believe those approaches went too far, for too long.

“In many ways with this administration we are rolling back,” said David Baugh, who worked as a federal prosecutor in the 1970s and 1980s before becoming a defense lawyer in Richmond. “We are implementing plans that have been proven not to work.”

Mr. Sessions, who cut his teeth as a federal prosecutor in Mobile, Ala., at the height of the drug war, favors strict enforcement of drug laws and mandatory minimum sentences. He says a recent spike in violence in some cities shows the need for more aggressive work. The U.S. Justice Department said there won’t be a repeat of past problems.

“The field of criminal justice has advanced leaps and bounds in the past several decades,” spokesman Ian Prior said. “It is not our intention to simply jettison every lesson learned from previous administrations.”

Mr. Sessions took another step back from recent practices when the Justice Department announced last week that it might back away from federal agreements that force cities to agree to major policing overhauls. His concern is that such deals might conflict with his crime-fighting

Sessions wants to return to tough crime policies agenda.

Consent decrees were a staple of former President Obama’s administration to change troubled departments, but Mr. Sessions has said those agreements can unfairly malign an entire police force. He has advanced the unproven theory that heavy scrutiny of police in recent years has made officers less aggressive, leading to a rise in crime in Chicago and other cities.

It’s the latest worry for civil rights activists concerned about a return to the kind of aggressive policing that grew out of the drug war, when officers were encouraged to make large numbers of stops, searches and arrests, including for minor offenses.

That technique is increasingly seen as more of a strain on police-community relationships than an effective way to deter crime, said Ronal Serpas, former police chief in New Orleans. He was a young officer in the 1980s when crack cocaine ravaged some communities.

Officers’ orders were simple, Mr. Serpas said: “ ‘Go arrest everybody.’ We had no idea what the answers were,” he said.

“Those of us who were on the front line of that era of policing have learned there are far more effective ways to arrest repeat, violent offenders, versus arresting a lot of people. That’s what we have learned over the last 30 years.”

In a recent memo calling for aggressive prosecution of violent crime, Mr. Sessions told the nation’s federal prosecutors that he soon would provide more guidance on how they should prosecute all criminal cases.

Mr. Sessions’ approach is embodied in his encouraging cities to send certain gun cases to tougher federal courts, where the penalties are more severe than in state courts, and defendants are often sent out of state to serve their terms.

He credits one such program, Project Exile, with slowing murders in Richmond in the late 1990s. Its pioneer was FBI Director James Comey, who was then the lead federal prosecutor in the area.

In the community, billboards and ads warned anyone caught with an illegal gun faced harsh punishment. Homicides fell more than 30 percent in the first year in Richmond, and other cities adopted similar approaches.

But studies reached mixed conclusions

about its long-term success. Defense lawyers such as Mr. Baugh said the program disproportionately hurt the African-American community by putting gun suspects in front of mostly white federal juries, as opposed to state juries drawn from predominantly African-American Richmond jury pools that might be more sympathetic to African-American defendants.

“They took a lot of young AfricanAmerican men and took them off the streets and out of their communities and homes and placed them in federal prison,” said Robert Wagner, a federal public defender in Richmond.

Mr. Baugh argued the program was unconstitutional after a client was arrested for gun and marijuana possession during a traffic stop. He lost the argument, but a judge who revealed 90 percent of Project Exile defendants were African-American also shared concerns about the initiative.

Mr. Sessions has acknowledged the need to be sensitive to racial disparities, but has also said, “When you fight crime, you have to fight it where it is ... if it’s focused fairly and objectively on dangerous criminals, then you’re doing the right thing.”

During the drug war, sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine crimes were seen as unfairly punishing African-American defendants.

Mr. Sessions in 2010 co-sponsored legislation that reduced that disparity. But he later opposed bipartisan criminal justice overhaul efforts, warning that eliminating mandatory minimum sentences weakens the ability of law enforcement to protect the public.

“My vision of a smart way to do this is, let’s take that arrest, let’s hammer that criminal who’s distributing drugs that have been imported in our country,” Mr. Sessions said in a recent speech to law enforcement officials.

The rhetoric sounds familiar to Mark Osler, who worked as a federal prosecutor in Detroit in the late 1990s, when possessing 5 grams of crack cocaine brought an automatic five-year prison sentence.

Mr. Osler said he came onto the job expecting to go after international drug trafficking rings, but “instead, we were locking up 18-year-old kids selling a small amount of crack, and pretending it was an international trafficker.”

Essex Village flunks HUD inspection Continued from A1

come limits. HUD pays subsidies for each apartment to the private group owners.

HUD’s latest action means that the owners are required to provide a plan and to undertake work within 60 days to bring the property into compliance with HUD’s physical condition standards and state and local building codes.

The failing grade has followed repeated complaints to the county of broken sewer lines spilling raw sewage onto the grounds, leaky windows, loose railings on porches

and other problems.

The owners must certify that the problems have been corrected based on the HUD notice. Flunking a second inspection could force HUD to apply sanctions or begin the process of decertifying the property.

The HUD action is good news to Douglas Middleton, Henrico deputy county manager and former county police chief, who has labeled Essex Village “the worst of the worst” when it comes to housing conditions.

He believes HUD and Henrico officials now are on the same page when it comes

Former JFK football standout dies

By Fred Jeter

“Dale got the ball after a turnover on our 4-yard line late in the game,” recalled Richmond has lost one of its former Mr. Gates. “If they punched it in, they football heroes. would have probably won.

Randy L. Crawley, a member of the “But Randy hit the ball carrier real 1972 Central Region championship team hard, forcing a fumble. We recovered, and for the John F. Kennedy High School drove the ball down the field.”

Kougars, died Saturday, March The Kougars were coached 18, 2017, at age 62.

by Bill Joyner at the time, A celebration of his life with Leroy Diggs the defenwas held Saturday, March 25, sive coordinator. Kennedy at St. Paul’s Baptist Church on finished the season 10-2 after Creighton Road. losing to Annandale High Mr. Crawley was a bruising School in the state Group linebacker for the 1972 Kougars AAA semifinals. team that upset heavily favored Mr. Crawley retired from Thomas Dale High School of Hawks BBQ and Seafood resChesterfield County 13-6 for the taurants in the Richmond area Mr. Crawley Region title at City Stadium. owned by his family, and was It was the former Kennedy High School’s working part time with the family’s other first and only regional title. business, Crawley Funeral Home, at the “Randy was a very physical player — time of his death. a heavy hitter,” recalled Eddie Gates, a Survivors include his two sons, Randy lifelong friend of Mr. Crawley and the and Renard Crawley; two brothers, Melvin quarterback of the 1972 squad.

Crawley Sr. and William Hasty; and five Mr. Crawley’s ability to make a jarring sisters, Thelma Winston, Carolyn Crawley, hit might have made the difference in the Faye Brown, Charlene Wright and Loretta victory over Thomas Dale.

Richardson.

to the condition of the complex.

He confirmed that in 2016 the county filed 140 violations against the largely faceless owners, Essex Village Investors LLC, and the national property management company, PK Management, the owners hired to operate the property on their behalf.

Mr. Middleton said the problems have been mounting since 2012, although he said the complex management generally responds and makes repairs after receiving a county notice of violation. That enables them to avoid having to go to court.

According to reports, tenants turned to the county after waiting weeks for reported problems to be addressed by the complex’s management.

County officials can only do so much because tenants, whose rent is sharply reduced because of the subsidies HUD pays to the complex, often keep quiet about problems out of fear of being evicted if they complain.

Henrico also has been frustrated after HUD inspectors repeatedly gave the complex passing grades, reducing the pressure to make improvements.

HUD’s decision to give the complex a failing grade followed Henrico’s efforts to finally meet with their counterparts in the HUD state office. The meeting was held last month.

According to county records, the owners and PK Management sought approval last year from HUD for a plan to spend $19 million to renovate the aging property and gain a larger yearly subsidy.

That proposal sank after Henrico officials, including Fairfield District Supervisor Frank Thornton, issued letters of opposition. Mr. Thornton feared the increases the complex was seeking would have priced out many current tenants.

Mr. Middleton said the county also plans to do more to improve conditions for residents, particularly the children.

He noted that 800 school-age children live in the complex.

“Somebody has to be interested in their welfare,” he said.

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Word origins can “shed light” on the experiences of a people and explain much of what they’ve endured.

Many older African-Americans explain the origin of the term “honkie” as it relates to the activity of white men driving through African-American communities “honking” the horns of their automobiles in an attempt to solicit sex from “willing” African-American women.

In targeting any woman who appealed to them, these “honkies” demonstrated their beliefs about their right to victimize and denigrate any black woman because of their perception that black women were inferior and of inherently low moral character.

In truth, this behavior was/ is merely an extension of the “roaming the slave quarter” and slave master mentality. Whether subliminally or consciously, these same attitudes fuel the actions of white people today who, without cause or for some specious reason, choose to denigrate African-American women.

Most recently, we have seen this behavior in the attempted public humiliation of Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California, American Urban Radio correspondent April Ryan and, once again, Dr. Susan Rice, former national security adviser to former President Obama.

Dr. E. Faye Williams In this context, we must stand against FOX News host Bill O’Reilly for his recent on-air comment about Rep. Waters. He said: “I didn’t hear a word she said. I was looking at the James Brown wig. If we have a picture of James, it’s the same wig.”

We saw and must stand against the president’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, who erroneously admonished Ms. Ryan to “Stop shaking your head!” as though she were a child.

We must stand against — and reject — the Trump administration’s feeble attempt to justify President Trump’s now infamous “wiretap” tweet by falsely accusing Dr. Rice of being the source of the “leaks.”

Saying we stand against the abusive and oppressive nature of our society is not enough. As black women, we must resolve to throw down the gauntlet in

support of each other. This is especially true when we see a sister unfairly targeted for abuse because her politics do not comport with those who do not act in the best interest of our community and issues of importance to us. We must not be distracted by the irrelevant, superfluous comments of those who oppose us. Our unified, 94 percent vote in the most recent presidential election demonstrates our understanding of this principle.

We must commit to tell our stories and continue our unity. We’re the successors of fearless, strong and effective black women like Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Dr. C. Delores Tucker, Ida B. WellsBarnett, Fannie Lou Hamer, Diane Nash, Ella Baker, Amelia Boynton, Septima Clark, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, Harriett Tubman and so many more who stood up for us despite their own personal peril. If you do not know these women and their efforts, I encourage you to learn.

We also must stand with black women of all ages who may not be in the news on a daily basis, but who march in the footsteps of other great black women leaders. We must learn about and commit to supporting the efforts of women like Washington

Trump and HBCUs

I love historically black colleges and universities. I’m certainly biased as a graduate of Howard University. But my admiration for HBCUs extends across my lifespan and the generations that preceded me.

A host of my friends, family members and colleagues are HBCU alumni, and these institutions continue to contribute a great deal of vibrancy to American life and our system of democracy.

My first major case as a lawyer centered around the desegregation of Maryland’s four HBCUs, and I recently wrote two pieces dedicated to the significance and personal history of HBCUs. I am particularly proud of these institutions for what they have managed to do despite the perennial challenges of systemic racism and inadequate investment.

With all of this in mind, I find myself troubled by the news that broke in late February that the Trump administration, ostensibly under the direction of President Trump’s assistant, Omarosa Manigault, had organized a meeting with numerous HBCU leaders. A photo opportunity emerged, and a peculiar picture of President Trump, Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, and the HBCU presidents and chancellors soon made its rounds on the Internet.

To conclude the day’s events, Secretary of Education Betsy

DeVos issued a statement asserting that HBCUs are “real pioneers of school choice.”

As a young civil rights attorney and HBCU graduate, I do recognize the validity of some assertions made by the Trump administration in reporting what transpired during the listening session. For instance,

Andrew Hairston enhancing the infrastructure of a number of HBCUs could certainly play a role in increasing the competitiveness of these institutions. However, a brief photo opportunity and press release associating HBCUs with school choice both severely mischaracterize the history and promise of these 105 colleges and universities throughout the United States.

At their founding, many HBCUs opened their doors to students who had been previously denied an opportunity to access a postsecondary education. As they have evolved, these institutions have fortified themselves as supportive spaces for students to refine their commitment to social justice and learn of the significant contributions of members of the black diaspora to the world.

When I think of my experience at Howard, I recall marching to the White House in 2011 to protest the execution of Troy Davis, traveling to Annapolis, Md., to call for an end for the death penalty in Maryland and partnering with grassroots community organizations to canvass in Baltimore as a part of the university’s Alternative Spring

Break initiative.

Yes, increased funding, stronger programmatic offerings and better facilities would all undoubtedly assist HBCUs in reaching their full potential in the current global landscape.

What the new administration also must understand is that HBCU graduates often leave their campuses with both degrees and a mission to achieve racial and social justice.

As communities of color continue to mobilize against militarized schools and police shootings of unarmed black people, among other issues, the missions of HBCUs and these activists find themselves inextricably linked. Harmful policies advocated by the Trump administration, stand only to exacerbate the push-out of children of color and limit their access to a quality public education.

HBCUs constitute strong and powerful portions of the American story. To demonstrate an earnest interest in these institutions, President Trump and his administration must remain cognizant of the historic and current purpose of HBCUs. Increasing the available resources for these colleges and universities is one part of the process, but another part, arguably of more importance, is implementing policies across the executive branch that honor and support the goal of HBCUs to achieve a society free of discrimination and bigotry.

The writer is the George N. Lindsay Fellow with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and associate counsel with its Educational Opportunities Project.

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NAACP President Akousa Ali; Ophelia Averitt, the wonder woman whose name is connected with anything of value occurring in Ohio; Dr. Lezli Baskerville, who spearheads better funding for HBCUs; Amy Billingsley and Dr. Julienne Richardson, who record and create an accurate account of our history through The HistoryMakers; and Oprah Winfrey, the largest donor to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

History has shown that those who actively oppress are only concerned with identifying, discrediting and retarding the efforts of those who achieve progressive results. Without past and current accomplishments of many courageous black women, our community would most certainly have floundered.

The sisters I have mentioned, and others like them, are the ones with whom we must stand and salute.

The writer is national president of the National Congress of Black Women.

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A tale of 2 Tot Lots

Media must keep environmental issues on front burner

A few months ago, I joined a friend at the Thomas Jefferson Tot Lot. My children and I had a great time enjoying this facility where everything was clean and in good repair and there were lots of toys to play with.

After that good experience, we walked to the 3rd Avenue Tot Lot in our neighborhood and found a very different scene.

At 3rd Avenue, the gate in the chain-link fence was missing, so it was impossible to secure the space while my daughter was playing.

The sand beneath the swing set had eroded so that the swings are too high above the ground for a small child to climb on them.

The paint on the play structure was peeling and the structure was rusted.

There are weeds growing through and over the fence, and the trash cans were full of garbage and rain water. Perhaps worst of all, the standing water and rotting trash had attracted swarms of mosquitoes and flies that soon drove us away.

I couldn’t help noticing that the Thomas Jefferson Tot Lot is in an affluent neighborhood of mostly white residents, while the 3rd Avenue Tot Lot is in an economically depressed community of mostly black residents.

Is this the reason our neighborhood playground is neglected and unsafe?

I hope the City of Richmond will take action before my children and the others who live near us internalize the clear message that they deserve less because of where they live and how they look. All the parks should get the same level of attention and upkeep!

MONICA GAMBLE Richmond

The environmental progress achieved by the Obama administration is being dismantled piece by piece due to the Republican majority in both chambers of Congress. Although these policies are being covered by some news organizations, they quickly are being placed on the back burner for the rest of the Trump circus.

The Clean Water Rule, which provides federal oversight in protecting our nation’s waterways and that restored protections to more than 2 million miles of streams and rivers, will be “reviewed and reconsidered” by the EPA, which is led by the very same individual who attempted to sue the EPA over this rule. Now Scott Pruitt and the Trump administration are the deciding factors in what waterways are in need of further regulation. Their track records speak for themselves.

Besides a single story covering these actions, how much media coverage does this get in comparison to the president’s usual fiascos?

A judge’s opinion Judge Andre M. Davis of Baltimore, a senior judge with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote the following powerful words on April 7, 2017, as he joined in dismissing an injunction barring the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia from halting a transgender youth from using the boy’s bathroom at the county high school.

The youth, Gavin Grimm, was born female, but identifies as male. He sued the Gloucester County School Board seeking to overturn the ban. The U.S. Supreme Court was set to hear the case, then declined to do so on March 6 after the Trump administration abandoned new federal policy rules requiring school boards to allow transgender youths to use bathrooms according to their gender identity and returned the case to the 4th Circuit. (Judge Davis only uses the teen’s initials per court policy.)

I concur in the order granting the unopposed motion to vacate the district court’s preliminary injunction and add these observations.

G.G., then a fifteen-year-old transgender boy, addressed the Gloucester County School Board on November 11, 2014, to explain why he was not a danger to other students.

He explained that he had used the boys’ bathroom in public places throughout Gloucester County and had never had a confrontation. He explained that he is a person worthy of dignity and privacy. He explained why it is humiliating to be segregated from the general population.

He knew, intuitively, what the law has in recent decades acknowledged: The perpetuation of stereotypes is one of many forms of invidious discrimination.

And so he hoped that his heartfelt explanation would help the powerful adults in his community come to understand what his adolescent peers already did. G.G. clearly and eloquently attested that he was not a predator, but a boy, despite the fact that he did not conform to some people’s idea about who is a boy.

Regrettably, a majority of the School Board was unpersuaded. And so we come to this moment. High school graduation looms and, by this court’s order vacating the preliminary injunction, G.G.’s banishment from the boys’ restroom becomes an enduring feature of his high school experience. Would that courtesies extended to others had been extended to G.G. Our country has a long and ignominious history of discriminating against our most vulnerable and powerless. We have an equally long history, however, of brave individuals — Dred Scott, Fred Korematsu, Linda Brown, Mildred and Richard Loving, Edie Windsor, and Jim Obergefell, to name just a few — who refused to accept quietly the injustices that were perpetuated against them.

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of confronting and remedying injustice falls on the shoulders of the oppressed.

These individuals looked to the federal courts to vindicate their claims to human dignity, but as the names listed above make clear, the judiciary’s response has been decidedly mixed. Today, G.G. adds his name to the list of plaintiffs whose struggle for justice has been delayed and rebuffed; as Dr. King reminded us, however, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” G.G.’s journey is delayed but not finished.

G.G.’s case is about much more than bathrooms. It’s about a boy asking his school to treat him just like any other boy. It’s about protecting the rights of transgender people in public spaces and not forcing them to exist on the margins. It’s about governmental validation of the existence and experiences of transgender people, as well as the simple recognition of their humanity.

His case is part of a larger movement that is redefining and broadening the scope of civil and human rights so that they extend to a vulnerable group that has traditionally been unrecognized, unrepresented, and unprotected.

G.G.’s plight has shown us the inequities that arise when the government organizes society by outdated constructs like biological sex and gender. Fortunately, the law eventually catches up to the lived facts of people; indeed, the record shows that the Commonwealth of Virginia has now recorded a birth certificate for G.G. that designates his sex as male.

G.G.’s lawsuit also has demonstrated that some entities will not protect the rights of others unless compelled to do so.

Today, hatred, intolerance, and discrimination persist — and are sometimes even promoted — but by challenging unjust policies rooted in invidious discrimination, G.G. takes his place among other modern-day human rights leaders who strive to ensure that, one day, equality will prevail, and that the core dignity of every one of our brothers and sisters is respected by lawmakers and others who wield power over their lives.

G.G. is and will be famous, and justifiably so. But he is not “famous” in the hollowed-out Hollywood sense of the term. He is famous for the reasons celebrated by the renowned Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shehab Nye, in her extraordinary poem, “Famous.”

Despite his youth and the formidable power of those arrayed against him at every stage of these proceedings, “[he] never forgot what [he] could do.”

Judge Henry F. Floyd (of South Carolina, who issued the order vacating the injunction for a panel of the court) has authorized me to state that he joins in the views expressed herein.

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Flying Squirrels open with big win

Three-time All-Star outfielder David Justice throws out the ceremonial first pitch at the Richmond Flying Squirrels opening day April 6 at The Diamond. Because his flight was delayed, his pitch came during the game’s third inning.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels’ eighth season at The Diamond opened in a big way — a big crowd, big winds, a big home run and a big victory.

And one more — a big surprise (more on that later).

A sold out baseball stadium of 9,560 people on Thursday, April 6, braved a sustained west wind of 20 mph, with gusts much higher, to see Richmond rout the Hartford Yard Goats 11-1.

Many wind-swept customers were still looking for their seats, or ordering food from an expanded concession menu, when muscular Chris Shaw showed why he is among the top prospects for the Flying Squirrels’ parent team, the San Francisco Giants.

On the first pitch he saw in the first inning, the 6-foot-4, 255-pound, left-handed swinging first baseman launched a horsehide rocket that didn’t come down until it was well beyond the right-field fence. Shaw is a 2015 first round draft pick out of Villanova University.

It would be Richmond’s lone home run, but the hit parade continued. Eastern League rookie Miguel Gomez had two of the 13 safeties,

while also knocking in two runs and scoring twice himself.

Then there was the surprise.

After weeks of advertising that former Richmond Brave and three-time National League All-Star outfielder David Justice would be the guest celebrity throwing out the first pitch, he was absent at game time.

It wasn’t his fault. Because of stormy weather that produced Richmond’s high winds and heavy rain earlier in the day, many flights were canceled or delayed along the East Coast.

Justice arrived at the third inning when, in avant-garde style, he threw out “the first pitch” to start the Hartford third.

Justice was a good sport about it, going out of his way to accommodate as many autograph seekers as possible on a night that ended with an extravagant fireworks display that lit up the crisp spring night.

The wind faded, as did the Flying Squirrels’ momentum after the gala opening.

Richmond dropped two of the next three games to Hartford, an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, and then the first game of a three-game

series on Monday night to the Altoona Curve 2-1.

The Flying Squirrels embark on a seven-game road trip to Reading, Pa., and Bowie, Md., on Thursday, April 13.

The Flying Squirrels return to The Diamond on Friday, April 21, to begin a three-game series with the Reading Fightin’ Phils. Then the Bowie Baysox, an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, comes to The Diamond for three games April 24 through 26.

Richmond opened the season with no AfricanAmericans on manager Kyle Haines’ roster.

The Flying Squirrels of color all hail from the Caribbean.

Switch-hitting, 24-year-old infielder Gomez has made strides since signing with San Francisco as an 18-year-old in the Dominican Republic.

Gomez, who is on San Francisco’s extended 40-man roster, had six hits through the first five games, swinging third in Haines’ lineup and playing second base.

Through the first five games, Richmond drew a league-leading 26,246 fans. Typically, attendance for weeknight games picks up once school is out for the summer.

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New scoreboard lights up for teams at Thomas Jefferson High School The good news comes twofold for Thomas Jefferson High School baseball.

First, the West End school has its first-ever electronic scoreboard.

Just as encouraging are signs that the Vikings have some sluggers capable of lighting it up.

“We’ve got some talent,” said veteran Coach Harold Henry.

But he adds a warning: “We’re so young.”

With a lineup brimming with underclassmen — including two freshmen — the Vikings entered spring break with a 3-1 record, an encouraging mark above .500.

The new scoreboard was unveiled April 3 and the Vikings responded with a 5-4, 6-5 doubleheader sweep of visiting Armstrong High School.

“It was a perfect day,” said Coach Henry.

Thomas Jefferson’s ace pitchers also appear to be among the top hitters.

Senior Nick Woolfolk and junior Dylan Graham hurled complete games against Armstrong High. Graham also picked up a mound win over Huguenot High School.

“They’re our co-No. 1’s,” Coach Henry said.

He feels with Woolfolk and Graham toeing the rubber, his team can be highly competitive in the state 3A James Haskins/Richmond Free Press classification.

Woolfolk ranks among the area’s Thomas Jefferson High School baseball players enjoy the new electronic most versatile and talented athletes. scoreboard at the West End school’s field thanks to the Thomas Jefferson Class He also served as Thomas Jefferson’s of 1964 and the TJ Viking Fund stepping up to the plate with fundraising efforts. football kicker, was a second-team, All-Conference 26 basketball guard and is a top threat in Facelift coming: Also in the works is a plan to dramatically soccer. upgrade the surface of the football-soccer field.

Woolfolk and Graham both play shortstop when not pitching, “It needs a lot of work,” said Holt. “Basically, we’re competand they provide plenty of gusto swinging the bat. ing in the 21st century with facilities designed for 1930.”

Through four games, Woolfolk was 6-for-6 at the plate; The school opened Sept. 11, 1930.

Graham, 4-for-10.

Searching for a more competitive balance, Holt has restrucOthers being counted on are third baseman Darius Kenny, tured the football schedule in recent years. second baseman Teon Tiller, first baseman Adam Lumsden Next fall’s slate includes 4A Caroline High School, 2A Cooke, leftfielder James Albiston and the two prized ninth- Goochland County and Greensville County high schools and graders — catcher Davionne Anderson and centerfielder Nicholas 1A Essex and William Campbell high schools in Essex County Hendrick. and Campbell County, respectively.

Acquiring and installing the scoreboard was a “partnership,” The Vikings also will play city 3A rivals John Marshall and said Thomas Jefferson Activities Director William Holt.

Armstrong high schools and Henrico County’s J.R. Tucker, The Thomas Jefferson Class of 1964, in conjunction with the Glen Allen and Deep Run high schools from the old Colonial TJ Viking Fund, raised money for the project and Richmond District.

Public Schools took care of the electrical wiring.

Gone are the likes of 5A powerhouses Mills Godwin, Douglas Former Thomas Jefferson athlete and Coach Russell Flammia Freeman and Hermitage high schools of Henrico. has been instrumental in the fundraising efforts, Holt said.

“There’s tough and then there’s unbeatable,’ said Holt. “We “Our next project is dugouts. That’s for next year,” he said. want our kids to have a chance.”

Larry Sanders released by Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Sanders’ comeback has been put on hold.

The former Virginia Commonwealth University center was released Wednesday by the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

A former first round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, Sanders missed most of the previous two seasons with substance abuse issues.

The 6-foot-11 Florida native signed with Cleveland on March 13 for a prorated NBA minimum salary of $207,722. He played five games with the Cavs, logging just 13 minutes.

His final outing was a 2-minute stint in a loss to Miami on Monday.

Sanders also played four games this season with the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers’ Development League

affiliate.

In search of frontcourt help, Cleveland announced on Wednesday that it was signing 7-foot-3 Edy Tavares, a former second round draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks.

Sanders was reLarry Sanders cruited to VCU by former Rams Coach Anthony Grant.

He played two seasons under Coach Grant and one under Coach Shaka Smart before leaving for the NBA after his junior year.

On a brighter note, former VCU standout Troy Daniels will be representing the Memphis Grizzlies this weekend as the

NBA playoffs begin.

Memphis will face the San Antonio Spurs in a first-round, best-of-seven series.

Undrafted coming out of VCU, Daniels is in his fourth season with the NBA. He played previously with the Houston Rockets, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Charlotte Hornets.

In his first season with Memphis, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Roanoke is averaging 8.3 points and 17.5 minutes per game.

Daniels has made 137 of 351 3-pointers for 39 percent. His career average is 251 for 616, or 41 percent.

Two other former VCU players, Briante Weber and Treveon Graham, played this season for the Charlotte Hornets, who failed to qualify for playoffs.

John Ross sets record for 40-yard dash Olympic icon Usain Bolt remains the fastest man on earth, but John Ross is the newest fastest man on turf — football turf that is.

Ross set the NFL Scouting Combine record for the 40-yard dash on March 4 with a blistering 4.22 seconds on the artificial surface at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Coincidentally, the 5-foot-11, 188-pound former University of Washington wide receiver predicted he would run a sub 4.3 time and was wearing bib No. 42.

He cramped up following his record run and passed on his second attempt.

Ross’ 4.22 time broke the old mark of 4.24 shared by Chris Johnson in 2008 and Rondel Menendez in 1999 on the same indoor track.

The Combine has been used as a pre-NFL draft evaluation tool since 1982 and has been held in Indianapolis since 1988. The 40-yard dash is the premier event.

The partial automatic timing device curJohn Ross rently used at the event was first employed in 1999. Prior to that, 40-yard dashes were manually timed, often producing faster clockings due to human error.

Bo Jackson covered the distance in 4.12 in 1986 and Deion Sanders stopped the watch in 1989 at 4.27.

Because of the difference in timing procedures, it would be foolish to compare football to Olympic-style track and field results.

Usain Bolt won the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics at 100 meters — the shortest distance event in the Olympics — and holds the world record for the event: 9.58 seconds.

Track and field timings are fully automatic, meaning start and finish.

NFL Combine times are partially automatic.

The start is hand timed, with the clock starting when the runner raises his second hand off the ground from a three-point stance.

This eliminates the accepted 0.24 reaction to a starter’s gun that is applicable to track. In convertFeeling a draft ing hand times to The 82nd Annual NFL draft of college fully automatic, players will be held Thursday, April 27, 0.24 seconds are through Saturday, April 29, outdoors at added. the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The fastest Television coverage will be provided by track man to make ESPN, ESPN2 and the NFL Network. the NFL was the By virtue of its worst-in-league, 1-15 late Bob Hayes, record from the 2016-17 season, the who won the 100 Cleveland Browns will select first.

The consensus is that they will make meters during the Texas A&M University defensive end Tokyo Olympics Myles Garrett the first overall pick. in 1964 in 10.06.

The Washington NFL franchise, which Hayes went on to was 9-7 last season, will pick 17th. become a star wide University of Washington wide receiver receiver with the John Ross, who set the NFL Combine record Dallas Cowboys. for the 40-yard dash in March, is expected to Jim Hines, a be selected later in the first round.

1968 Olympic Over three days, there will be seven champ in the 100 rounds of selections totaling 253 players. meters, played briefly in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs, but with little success.

Central Virginia has a few claims of fame of its own to the Combine’s 40-yard testing.

In 1996, Bryan Still from Huguenot High School and Virginia Tech ran the fastest 40 yards in camp at 4.36.

Former Petersburg High School and Hampton University athlete Jerome Mathis was clocked at 4.26 in 2005.

Only Ross, Menendez and Johnson have run faster than Mathis.

Ross, from Long Beach, Calif., is something of a medical marvel. He underwent reconstructive surgery for a torn ACL in 2015 and missed the University of Washington’s entire 2015 season. He returned in the fall to catch 76 passes for 1,122 yards and 17 touchdowns, earning All-Pac 12 honors.

Now prior to the NFL Draft on April 27 through 29, Ross is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery for a torn labrum.

His lack of height and medical issues are working against him, but his record-busting speed can’t be overlooked.

After his epic run, Ross — wearing Nike shoes — showed he has a quick wit to match his rapid feet.

Adidas had promised it would award an island to whoever broke the record wearing its footwear.

In a post-race interview with Michael Irvin of the NFL Network, Ross quipped, “I really can’t swim that well, and I don’t have a boat … so I wore Nikes.”

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Spotlight on community activist and founder of RACE Fattah Muhammad began marching in the streets of several North Side and East End neighborhoods in 1980 to help end violence plaguing these communities and encourage cooperation with Richmond law enforcement.

With a bullhorn and a mission, he was a concerned citizen who says he could not stand by and do nothing while another life was lost to senseless violence.

“In Chimborazo, people were afraid to come around.

Older people did not want to sit on their porches because they knew of people who’d been shot just sitting there,” he says. “We started working with people in the community there and began building up.”

In 1982, he worked with other activists and concerned residents to found RACE, Rescue Aid Community Everywhere. Focusing on several neighborhoods and public housing communities in the East End and North Side, the organization diligently worked to build better relations between residents and the police who served them.

On Monday night, Mr. Muhammad was recognized

by Richmond City Council for his decades of “hard work and dedication” in trying to build community relationships and for his mentorship of young people in the Blackwell, Oak Grove, Hull Street and Jefferson Davis areas.

The 76-year-old found out he was to be honored only hours before the City Council meeting. And though he faced a chemotherapy treatment the following day as part of his battle against stomach cancer, he says he had to be there to accept the award.

“It really makes me feel good, you know?” he says.

“We didn’t get a lot of money or anything to support what we were doing.

But we knocked on doors, marched in the streets.”

Mr. Muhammad’s community activism went beyond neighborhoods battling the impact of chronic violence.

When City Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell first ran successfully in 1998 to represent the 8th District where Mr. Muhammad lives, he became her advocate and participated in her campaign.

“He introduced me to everyone,” Ms. Trammell says. “He told them, ‘Don’t see her as a white woman because she is going to represent all of the people all of the time.’ ” Ms. Trammell said his battle with cancer has weakened his body, but not his spirit and sense of purpose.

“We started community policing by learning how to trust the police, bringing people together and having meetings because we are all people,” she says, emotion rising in her voice. “We are family. And he doesn’t want to stop. We would still be marching if he wasn’t sick.”

Though he admits the cancer has slowed him down some, he plans to attend the monthly 8th District meeting on Thursday, April 20.

He’s a regular, Ms. Trammell says. “He’s always been there.”

The solution for ending violence in the community, Mr. Muhammad says, is to get involved before it ever happens.

“You see parents screaming and hollering and crying on the news when their child gets killed. And after that, you don’t see or hear anything from them.

“If your child is standing out on the corner, go out there. Don’t act like you don’t know what they are doing.”

Meet this week’s Personality and community activist, Fattah Muhammad: Occupation: Retired from CSX railroad.

Date and place of birth: July 24 in Charles City County.

Current residence: Richmond’s South Side.

Family: Wife, Barbara, and seven children, Bashan, Yusef, Lateefa, Jendaihi, Fathiyah, Niyyah and Fattah.

Community involvement: Founder of Rescue Aid Community Everywhere, or RACE, started in Church Hill.

How I got the news that I was the award recipient: City Council member Reva M. Trammell, who represents the 8th District, called and asked me to come down to City Hall because they were going to recognize me.

What this award means to me: It means a whole lot because it shows that the City of Richmond does care.

Why are some communities disproportionately impacted by violence:

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Sometimes it takes someone getting killed, or money, for people to get involved, but it shouldn’t work that way.

What can be done to improve community and law enforcement relationships: The community needs to come together around law enforcement and cooperate with them. In our city, the police officers get out and talk to the people, walk the neighborhoods. That’s one thing that I see as a positive.

My outlook for the day: I wake up always trying to do something to help the community understand that (in committing violence against one other), we’re running in the wrong direction.

If I could have my wish, it would be: That all of the gang activity would end.

Crips, Bloods, whatever — just end it. I just wish they would change their mind and look at life from a different perspective.

Three words that best describe me: I can only think of one — concerned.

How I unwind: I come home and talk with my wife. I stopped looking at the news because it’s depressing. But in reading papers like the Richmond Free Press, I see some of the good work that we’ve done.

Nobody knows I: Have experienced the street lifestyle and it’s no way for anybody to go.

What motivates me: There are so many people going the wrong way. Being incarcerated is no place for a human being to be. And that (drove) me to get more involved.

My next goal: I want to make people aware and get them more involved in making our communities better.

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Maymont, Easter on Parade this weekend The blooms of daffodils and cherry blossoms indicate the arrival of spring and, with it, anticipation of Easter begins to build.

Family friendly events celebrating the Easter season await.

Two of the most popular events in Richmond are being held this weekend – Dominion Family Easter at Maymont and Easter on Parade on Monument Avenue.

Dominion Family Easter at Maymont is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, on the Carriage House Lawn at Maymont, 1700 Hampton St. Free activities will include singers, jugglers, puppets and other entertainers on two stages, storytelling under the “Bunny Tree,” meeting the Easter Bunny, Victorian-themed lawn games, a Silver Diner planting station and bonnet parades.

Activity passes that cost $15 are required for the “Eggtivity Zone,” with five egg-themed stations for children to collect eggs, and a “Hoppin’ Fun Zone,” allowing participants to choose crafts, games and other activities.

Maymont members can purchase the passes in advance for a discount.

Food vendors will be on site and tours of the Dooley Mansion will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Suggested donation: $5.

Details: www.maymont.org or call (804) 358-7166.

Easter on Parade will be 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 16, on Monument Avenue, between Allen and Davis avenues.

The free event draws people and pets, some in hats, who

parade along the boulevard. More than 25,000 people typically attend.

Two stages with performers and entertainers will be situated at Monument and Allen avenues and Monument and Davis avenues.

Roving performers, including jugglers, dancers, an accordionist and other musicians, will be highlighted, along with children’s activities.

A pet bonnet showcase will be held at 3 p.m., while the people bonnet showcase is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Food and merchandise vendors also will be on site.

The annual event is produced by Venture Richmond.

Details: www.venturerichmond.com or call (804) 788-6466.

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Left, dozens of children take off from the starting line last Saturday at the 5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration at Blackwell Community Center sponsored by Putting Communities Together Inc. The event included a visit from the Easter Bunny, food and prizes. The Easter Bunny also made an appearance last Saturday at the Great Big Egg Hunt at Abner Clay Park, right, to cheer on youngsters in the 6-year-old and under category as they ran to fill their baskets from the colorful collection strewn across the grass. The Great Big Egg Hunt, sponsored in Jackson Ward by Center Church, also included an egg hunt for older children, games, bounce houses and food.

Ready, set, go hunt Easter eggs!

New AKA chapter to be chartered Nikki Giovanni to speak at VUU for Henrico, New Kent and Charles City Poet Nikki Giovanni, winner of seven NAACP Image Awards, a National Book Award finalist and Grammy Award nominee, will be the keynote speaker for the Virginia Union University Undergraduate Conference on Research in the Humanities and Beyond, at noon Friday, April 28, in the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center on the VUU campus.

She will speak during a luncheon on the conference theme: “Igniting Action Plans for #BlackLivesMatter and the New Jim Crow During the New Civil Rights Movement.”

Following the talk, a book signing by Ms. Giovanni will be held.

Nikki Giovanni Tickets are $50; registration is required.

In its second year, the daylong conference will showcase more than 100 undergraduate student and faculty presentations from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 5 p.m. Presentations cover the spectrum of pedagogy and research topics and include individual projects as well as collaborative projects between students and faculty.

Some of the projects may be selected for publication.

An awards ceremony will take place at 5 p.m.

The conference is designed to highlight, enlighten and cultivate students’ critical thinking, reading, writing, research and oral communication skills.

For more information and tickets, contact Dr. Monique Akassi, chair of the VUU Department of Languages and Literature, at mlakassi@vuu.edu or (804) 257-5600.

NASA great Katherine Johnson to address HU grads Katherine G. Johnson, the retired NASA mathematician who was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the recent movie “Hidden Figures,” will deliver the commencement address for Hampton University.

Mrs. Johnson, who is 98, will speak at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 14, at Armstrong Stadium on the university’s campus.

The event is open to the public.

Mrs. Johnson’s brilliance was recognized during her childhood and teenage years when she skipped several grades. After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and French from West Virginia State College, she worked as part of a team of African-American women at NASA in Hampton, known as human “computers.” They were responsible for performing complex calculations for which they did not receive credit.

Mrs. Johnson’s work was instrumental in the success of astronaut Alan Shepard’s initial space flight in 1961, the first in American history. She also verified complex calculations for successfully propelling astronaut John Glenn into orbit in 1962, a turning point in the space competition between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Mrs. Johnson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2015 from former

President Obama.

Mrs. Johnson’s husband, retired Lt. Col. James A. Johnson, her three daughters and three of her six grandchildren all are Hampton University graduates.

By Holly Rodriguez

In January 1993, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan scored the 20,000th point of his career with the National Basketball Association, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed in all 50 states for the first time and the Tau Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. was chartered in Ettrick.

It was the sorority’s last graduate chapter in the area to be chartered — until now.

The Cultured Pearls of the James Interest Group of AKA will celebrate their new charter with a luncheon 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center on the Virginia Union University campus.

The luncheon, which is open to the public, will follow a private chartering ceremony in Coburn Chapel on the campus.

The new graduate chapter will serve Eastern Henrico, New Kent and Charles City counties. Charles City County is the hometown and burial place of the AKA’s 22nd international president, the late Janet Jones Ballard.

The group currently has 30 members, and will be given its Greek name during the private ceremony. The AKAs, founded in 1908 on the Howard University campus, have 290,000 members around the world.

Joyce Henderson, the sorority’s MidAtlantic regional director, will attend the chartering ceremony. The keynote speaker will be Joann Gabbin, an AKA and professor of English at James Madison University.

In addition to the Ettrick chapter and new interest group, the AKAs have four other graduate chapters in Greater Richmond.

The oldest, established 96 years ago, is the Delta Omega Chapter in Petersburg. The

Photo courtesy of Lisa Winn Bryan

Thirty women are members of the Cultured Pearls of the James Interest Group that will be become the Richmond area’s newest graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority on April 22.

others are Upsilon Omega and Rho Eta Omega in Richmond and Pi Rho Omega in Chesterfield.

The AKA’s area undergraduate chapters are older, with VUU’s chartered in 1928 and Virginia State Uniiversity’s chartered in 1926, according to sorority officials.

Discussions about a new chapter began a year and a half ago, when several AKAs not affiliated with a chapter and inactive members who live, work and worship in the three counties saw an unmet need for individuals, families and groups in the area.

“We came together and talked about how we have these chapters that are in Richmond or Petersburg, but in between, there’s an opportunity for us to contribute,” said Lisa Winn Bryan, interest group president.

As part of the application process to become

an official chapter, the group acquired letters of support from several people, including pastors, Congressman A. Donald McEachin and Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Ms. Bryan said.

Each member of the group has led a service project, she said. Among their efforts have been church health fairs, a Relay for Life event to benefit the American Cancer Society, providing bikes to children in need at Christmas, clothing drives for everyday and professional clothes, food drives for the Central Virginia Food Bank and becoming designated to keep a portion of a Charles City County road clean.

Tickets for the luncheon are $65 and must be purchased by Friday, April 14.

For information and tickets, go to www. eventbrite.com or contact Ms. Bryan at (804) 304-8446 or cpofthej@gmail.com.

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Celebrating VUU Above left, Trevin and Necole Parker Green announce a gift to Virginia Union University of $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship. The couple, who live in the Washington area, made the announcement last Friday at VUU’s 5th Annual Scholarship Gala and Masquerade Ball hosted by Mayor Levar M. Stoney at a Downtown hotel. Mrs. Green, an alumna of VUU, and her husband are successful entrepreneurs. She operates The Elocen Clinton A. Strane

Group, a business management firm in construction, interior design, health care, facilities and logistics and information technology. Mr. Green is a fitness trainer who specializes in swimming pool exercise programs. The $200-per-person, black-tie benefit for VUU drew several hundred supporters who danced to the music of Trademark and wore masks and glitter, including Richmond Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, left.

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Children and Youth Are Invited

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Church School 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm Bible Study Wednesdays Noon and 7PM PrayerP Line: M-F 6am 2800 Street, Richmond, Virginia 23223 Email: info@fourthbaptist.com Website: www.fourthbaptist.com Church office: (804) 644-1013 Rev. Dennis Edwards, Interim Pastor

Fourth Baptist Church

Palm Sunday blessing

Theme: Come Sunday, Come Home To Church Hill’s Historic 4th Baptist Church.

Lets Go Forward Together!

Parishioners at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Highland Park pray during a blessing of the palms during Mass on Palm Sunday. The holy day is recognized by Christians around the globe to remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem riding a donkey, just days before his crucifixion and resurrection. Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week, with Easter this Sunday, April 16. According to the Gospels, palms, a symbol of peace and victory, were laid in the path of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. Right, Father Jim Arsenault, pastor of St. Elizabeth, stands ready to distribute palms.

April 13, 2017 Maundy Thursday Service – 6PM “At The Broken Place”

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

2017 Theme: The Year of Elevation

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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Easter

EasterSunday

Church School 8:30 AM Celebration Service 10:00 AM Sermon: “Resurrectionomics”

Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm Bible Study Wednesdays Noon and 7PM Prayer Line: M-F 6am

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Preacher: Reverend Davis Music by: Mass Choir

11:00 a.m.

Worship Service

April 16, 2017

Luke 24:38-39

April 16, 2017

6:00 a.m.

Sunrise Service 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School Production “They Saw Him”

Easter Celebration

We are the Mother Church of Church Hill: Over 150 Years of Christian Leadership.

The time is always right to come home!

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The Whip, M a u n d y T h u r s d ay W o r s h i p

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Thursday, April 13, 2017 • Noon Great Hope Baptist Church | 2101 Venable St., Richmond, VA 23223 Rev. Marcus Martin | Speaker, Pastor of New Bridge Baptist Church G o o d F r i d ay W o r s h i p Good Friday, April 14, 2017 • Noon

The 7 Last Expressions of Christ “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do” Luke 23:34

Rev. Dr. Dwight C. Jones

Pastor, First Baptist Church of South Richmond “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” Luke 23:43

Rev. Dr. Diane Mosby

Pastor, Anointed New Life Baptist Church

Sixth Mount Zion 14 W Duval Street Richmond, Virginia 23220

“My God, why have you forsaken me?”

Matthew 27:46 & Mark 15:34

Rev. Dr. Todd Gray

Pastor, Fifth Street Baptist Church “I thirst”

12 Noon and 5 pM FrEE aNd OpEN tO thE public!

John 19:28

Pastor, Community Baptist Church “It is finished” John 19:30

(From the Greek “Tetelestai” which is also translated “It is accomplished,” or “It is complete.”)

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs

Pastor, First African Baptist Church

Pastor, Sixth Baptist Church

Saturday april 15, 2017

Rev. Dr. Patricia Gould-Champ

“Woman, behold your son.

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Riverview

Stations of the Cross to be held Friday along Brookland Park Boulevard

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

building on Accommodation Street in Mosby Court.

“It is important as a faith community to come together on Good Friday as positive witnesses, knowing that Jesus Christ himself was murdered in front of his mother, which is why this is relevant today. Even in the midst of despair, we know that God is present and with us,” Mother Roaf said.

Other churches participating in the Stations of the Cross include St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ginter Park Baptist Church, Ginter Park United Methodist Church and Ginter Park Presbyterian Church.

A bluegrass band from St. Thomas Episcopal Church will provide music.

For more information, contact St. Philip’s Episcopal at (804) 321-1266.

and abuse, for local, state and regional government leaders and for all people involved in the criminal justice system.

“This was started about 10 to 12 years ago by St. Philip’s and St. Thomas Episcopal Church after the murders of several young people in the North Side neighborhood,” Mother Roaf said. “The stops were made at the places where they died.”

While the neighborhood hasn’t been plagued with such crime in recent years, homicides continue in the city. Most recently, two men, ages 18 and 20, were fatally shot and killed last Saturday in a double homicide in the Midlothian Village apartment complex in South Richmond. And two teens, ages 15 and 16, died following a double shooting March 29 in front of an apartment

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Hanover marker dedicated to Lucian Hunter, sons

Zion Baptist Church

Training School, the only school that African-Americans were allowed to attend at the time.

The bold move boosted attendance, particularly for students who previously had to walk miles to go to school.

A year later, Mr. Hunter and other supporters successfully

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

2006 Decatur Street, Richmond, VA 23224 • (804) 859-1985

Dr. Robert L. Pettis, Sr., Pastor

Easter Sunday Worship Service & Holy Communion

“HeApril is Risen” 16, 2017 - 7:30 AM

Matthew 28: 1-10

(Breakfast will be served after worship service.)

Ebenezer Baptist Church

Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m.

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

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

Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

“MAKE IT HAPPEN”

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“The People’s Church”

216 W. Leigh St. • Richmond, Va. 23220 Tel: 804-643-3366 • Fax: 804-643-3367 Email: ebcoffice1@yahoo.com • web: www.richmondebenezer.com Sunday Worship Sunday Church School Service of Holy Communion Service of Baptism Life Application Bible Class Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Homework & Tutoring Scouting Program Thursday Bible Study

lobbied the county for funding to begin public bus service for all students.

The marker for the Hunters was unveiled at U.S. 1 and state Route 54, a key intersection in Ashland.

The Rev. Jerome Ross, treasurer of the Hanover County

6:00 a.m. ... Easter Sunrise Service

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Holy Week Services 2017

Wednesday, April 12 Friday, April 14 7:30 pm Nightly •

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

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

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

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

Worship Service

Wednesday Services Noonday Bible Study 12noon-1:00 p.m.

Attendance Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

Wednesday Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Attendance

Saturday 8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

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

Also, for your convenience.

Thursday, April 13, 2017 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 22, 2017 Sunday, April 23, 2017 9:30 am 11 am Worship Service Men’s Fellowship Men’s Day Service Breakfast Rev. Melvin F. Shearin, 11-Pastor 2101 Venable Street, Richmond, VA 23223 • 804-648-6041

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Worship Service

10:30 A.M.

Women

Theme: In His Presence “Living For His Glory” ScripTure:

For in Him we live, and move, and have our being.

(Acts 17:28a NIV)

Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, 2017 - 9 AM

For more information and to Register go to: www.ndec.net or call 1-844-699-4054 Doubletree Hotel Reservations: 1-800-222-8733 or 804-379-3800 {Reference New Deliverance Evangelistic Church}

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

Antioch Baptist Church

Join Us for Worship!

Passion Week Activities

Maundy Thursday ~ April 13, 2017 @ 6:30 P.M. “The The Story” Easter Play ~ April 15, 2017 @ 6:00 P.M.

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

Pastor Michael R. Lomax in conjunction with Ministerial Staff

SERVICES

915 Glenburnie Road, Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 288-3224 Office • (804) 288-3223 Church

www.westwoodbaptist-va.org or Follow us on Disciples of Westwood Baptist Church

Sixth Baptist Church Theme for 2016-2020: Mobilizing For Ministry Refreshing The Old and Emerging The New A 21st Century Church With Ministry For Everyone

Come worship with us!

April 16, 2017 10:45 AM

“Were You There” Cantata

Weekly Worship: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. Church School: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. Bible Study: Wednesdays @ Noon & 7:00 P.M. 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor

Christ Kids And Christ Teens Worship Every Sunday Nursery During Church School and Worship

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400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220

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

(near Byrd Park)

“Working For You In This Difficult Hour”

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Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Lenten Season

We Embrace Diversity — Love For All!

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunrise Service ~ April 16, 2017 @ 6:30 A.M. Morning Worship ~ April 16, 2017 @ 10:30 A.M.

“A Caring Community Committed to Listening, Loving, 2300 Cool Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23223 Learning and 804-795-5784 Leaning While Launching into our Future.”

(Armstrong High School Auditorium)

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Friday, April 14, 2017 - 7:00 PM

Call church office for possible last minute ticket availability availability.

Mosby Memorial Baptist Church

“Redeeming God’s People for Gods Purpose”

A MISSION BASED CHURCH FAMILY EXCITING MINISTRIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS & SENIOR ADULTS BIBLE REVELATION TEACHING DIVERSE MUSIC MINISTRY LOVING, CARING ENVIRONMENT

First St. Stephens Baptist Church Baltimore, MD

Good Friday

April 16, 2017

Conference

SUNDAY WORSHIP HOUR – 10:00 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHURCH & BUS MINISTRY AVAILABLE SUNDAY SCHOOL (FOR ALL AGES) – 9:00 A.M. TUESDAY MID-DAY BIBLE STUDY – 12 NOON WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY – 7:00 P.M.

Rev. Dr. Aggie Brown Jr.

Mid-Day Bible Study 12 Noon Prayer & Praise 6:30 P.M. Bible Study 7 P.M. (Children/Youth/Adults)

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

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11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

GREAT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

St. Peter Baptist Church

Maundy Thursday

Sonrise Service

Sunday

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

Sponsored by Jackson Ward Clergy Association

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

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

8:30 a.m. ... Sunday School 10:00 a.m... Morning Worship

Resurrection Sunday

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Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You”

22 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23219 • 643-3825 thesharonbaptistchurch.com Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

Sunday, April 16, 2017

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1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402

Sharon Baptist Church

11:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

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

Mon. 6:30 p.m.

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

Wed. 6:45 p.m.

Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

1 p.m.

Good Shepherd Baptist Church

Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the people of the Church and the Community.

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Black Heritage Society, and the Rev. Lewis R. Yancey II, pastor of First Union Baptist Church, joined city, county and state officials in celebrating the Hunters. Members of the Hunter family also participated.

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historic marker honoring the work of the Hunter family to battle bigotry in the county.

Fed up with the county only transporting white students, Mr. Hunter, with support from the Chickahominy Baptist Association, bought a bus in 1934.

He then had his three sons drive students to the Hanover County

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First Union Baptist Church in Hanover County hosted a celebration last Saturday of the late Lucian A. Hunter and his three sons for their role in ensuring African-American youths had transportation to their school during segregation.

The event was part of a ceremony dedicating a new state

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A coalition of North Side churches is hosting Stations of the Cross along Brookland Park Boulevard from 3 to 4 p.m. on Good Friday, April 14.

People of all ages and faiths are invited to participate in the walk that will include prayers for justice, peace and healing in Richmond and around the state.

The group will start at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 2900 Hanes Ave, and will walk to Scott’s Funeral Home at 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. and back.

At each of the 14 stops along the way, a short Scripture passage will be read, followed by prayers and a hymn.

Mother Phoebe A. Roaf, rector of St. Philip’s, said different prayers will be said at each station, including prayers for victims of murder and sexual violence

Baptist Church

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2017-018 As Amended To amend and reordain Ord. No. 82-7-16, adopted Feb. 8, 1982, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2007-98-69, adopted Apr. 9, 2007, which authorized the special use of the property known as 301 West Franklin Street for the purpose of a motel, together with accessory off-street parking, to authorize the installation of two canopy signs, upon certain terms and conditions. The Richmond Master Plan designates this property as Downtown Urban Center Area. Characterizations of this district include a higher density, mixed use development, typically arranged on a fin-grained street network with wide sidewalks, regular tree planting, and minimal setbacks. Typically this land use category depicts apartments with no more than four stories in height.

In addition, buildings are set back from the street behind a narrow yard.

Parking is located onstreet, or at the rear of the lot. (p. 3.25).

Ordinance No. 2017-036 To adopt the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; and to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in the said budget.

Ordinance No. 2017-037 To adopt the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2017-038 To accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2017, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2017; and to determine the means of financing the same.

Ordinance No. 2017-039 To appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018.

Ordinance No. 2017-040 To adopt the Debt Service Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018, and to appropriate the estimated expenditures from the Debt Service Fund for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2017-041 To adopt the Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Internal Service funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2017-042 To adopt the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Richmond Cemeteries Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Richmond Cemeteries for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of the facilities.

Ordinance No. 2017-043 To adopt the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 20172018; and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of parking facilities.

Ordinance No. 2017-044 To adopt the Electric Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Electric Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Electric Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Electric Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2017-045 To adopt the Gas Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Gas Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Gas Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Gas Utility and for the Continued on next column

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of the City Code.

Ordinance No. 2017-046 To adopt the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2017-058 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 23-42 (concerning fees for solid waste) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2017, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2017-047 To adopt the Stormwater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Stormwater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Stormwater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the stormwater utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2017-048 To adopt the Wastewater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Wastewater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Wastewater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Wastewater Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2017-049 To adopt the Water Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Water Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Water Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Water Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2017-050 To amend and reordain section 3 of Article III of Ord. No. 93-117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, to suspend the Career Development Program for certain Police and Fire officers for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.

Ordinance No. 2017-051 To amend section 12A of Article III of Ord. No. 93-117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, concerning salary supplements for the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, to provide the Commonwealth Attorney with a salary supplement of $46,768 and a contribution to the Virginia Retirement System on his behalf of $9,713 and to provide the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office with $774,895 for salary supplements and $184,956 for a contribution to the Virginia Retirement System for members of the office for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.

Ordinance No. 2017-052 To amend section 12B of Article III of Ord. No. 93-117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, concerning salary supplements for the Sheriff’s Office, to provide the Sheriff with a salary supplement of $23,069 and the Sheriff’s Office with $4,440,009 for salary supplements for members of the office for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.

Ordinance No. 2017-053 To amend and reordain section 25 of Article III of Ordinance No. 93117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, to suspend the Educational Incentive Program for certain Police and Fire Officers for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.

Ordinance No. 2017-059 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-191(2) and 28-191(3) (concerning fees for residential gas service), 28-192(2) (concerning fees for residential gas peaking service), 28193(2) (concerning fees for general gas service), 28-195(f) and 28-196(f) (concerning fees for transportation service), 28198(2) (concerning fees for municipal gas service), 28-202(c) (concerning fees for large volume gas sales service), and 28-203(c) (concerning fees for large volume, high load factor, gas sales service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July 2017, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2017-060 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-923 (concerning fees for residential stormwater service) and 28924 (concerning fees for developed nonresidential and multifamily residential properties stormwater service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2017, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2017-061 To amend and reordain certain fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28650 (concerning fees for residential wastewater service), 28-651 (concerning fees for commercial wastewater service), 28-652 (concerning fees for industrial wastewater service), 28-653 (concerning fees for state and federal wastewater service), 28-654 (concerning fees for municipal wastewater service) and 28-799 (concerning fees for discharge of hauled materials into designated septage receiving stations by contractors) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2017, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2017-062 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-326 (concerning fees for residential water service), 28-327 (concerning fees for commercial water service), 28328 (concerning fees for industrial water service), 28-329 (concerning fees for municipal water service), 28-330 (concerning fees for state and federal water service), 28-458 (concerning fees for water for fire protection) and 28-549 (concerning fees for water use during conservation periods) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2017, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2017-063 To amend City Code §§ 26-21—26-23 and 2626—26-29, concerning the City’s tax amnesty program, for the purpose of providing for a 2017 tax amnesty period.

Ordinance No. 2017-057 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 8-277 (concerning fees for the use of the Dogwood Dell Amphitheater and Carillon in Byrd Park), 8-278 (concerning fees for the use of City-owned equipment), 8-279 (concerning fees for use of public parks), and 8-284(b) and (c) (concerning meeting fees)

Ordinance No. 2017-064 To authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $37,850,000 to finance the cost of school projects and general capital improvement projects of the City for the following purposes and uses: construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public schools; construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for various infrastructure needs, including traffic control facilities, streets, sidewalks and other public ways, bridges, storm sewers, drains and culverts, and refuse disposal facilities; participation in redevelopment, conservation and community development programs, including the construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for targeted public facilities included in these programs; construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public institutional, operational, cultural, educational and entertainment buildings and facilities, including but not limited to the theaters, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, libraries and museums; acquisition of real property therefor as appropriate; and the making of appropriations to the City’s Economic Development Authority (“EDA”) to be used by the EDA to finance capital expenditures or to make loans or grants to finance capital expenditures for

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Ordinance No. 2017-054 To amend section 43 (Step-Based Pay System for Sworn Fire Fighters and Police Officers) of Article III of the pay plan adopted by Ord. No. 93117-159 on May 24, 1993, for the purpose of providing for a step advancement for certain sworn fire and police personnel.

Ordinance No. 2017-055 To amend and reordain the fee set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 4-248 (concerning the fee for disposition of a dead companion animal) of the City Code to modify the fee for such service.

Ordinance No. 2017-056 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 7-6(a) and (c) (concerning cemetery fees) and 7-92 (concerning fees for care of burial spaces and lots) to increase the charges for internments, disinternments, reinternments, and entombments.

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the purposes of promoting economic development; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects, to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation public improvement bonds.

Ordinance No. 2017-065 To authorize the issuance of public utility revenue bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $63,200,000 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the gas, water and wastewater utilities and public utilities buildings and facilities for the following purposes and uses: enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the gas plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the waterworks plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the wastewater plant and intercepting lines; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, and improvement of sanitary and storm water sewers, pumping stations, drains and culverts; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of public utility buildings and facilities therefor, including but not limited to the stores division; and acquisition of real property and real property rights (including without limitation easements and rights-of-way) therefor as appropriate; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects; to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to approve the form of supplemental indenture of trust; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such public utility revenue bonds.

Ordinance No. 2017-066 To authorize the issuance of general obligation equipment notes of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $2,300,000 to finance the cost of equipment for the following purposes and uses: acquisition of computer, radio, office, solid waste collection, office furniture and miscellaneous equipment and vehicles for the various departments, bureaus and agencies of the City, and equipment for City schools; and to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell equipment notes to finance the acquisition of such equipment, and to authorize the issuance of taxable notes, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation equipment notes.

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2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-079 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $1,500,000 from the Commonwealth’s Development Opportunity Fund and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency called the Owens & Minor Medical, Inc. (the Company) – Commonwealth Opportunity Fund line item for the purpose of providing funds to the Economic Development Authority to provide a grant to Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., pursuant to a Commonwealth’s Development Opportunity Fund Performance Agreement between the City of Richmond, Virginia, Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., and the Economic Development Authority of Richmond, Virginia, dated ____ __, 2017.

(COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, April 20, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-080 To amend Ord. No. 2016047, which adopted the Department of Public Works’ Fiscal Year 20162017 Parking Enterprise Fund Budget, and Ord. No. 2016-048, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by transferring and reappropriating funds in the amount of $1,237,828 from the Department of Public Works’ Parking Management special fund to the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund for the purpose of funding parking equipment purchases and capital improvements at various City-owned parking facilities. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-081 To amend and reordain City Code § 13-195, concerning the storage of tires, for the purpose of extending the prohibition against the outside storage of used tires to all tires.

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-082 To approve the Work Plan and Budget for the fiscal year ending Jun. 30, 2018, for the provision of services in the Downtown Richmond Special Service and Assessment Districts. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, April 20, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

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

Jean V. Capel

City Clerk

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due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant;

It is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 9th of May, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. to protect his interests herein.

A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Cravens & Noll, P.C. 9011 Arboretum Parkway, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23236 (804) 330-9220

transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Michael Woods (Father) & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, Court Room #2.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER STEPHANIE THOMAS, Plaintiff v.

GREGORY THOMAS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17000574-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 25th day of April, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re tRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR. Case No. J-90154-10, J-90154-11 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) CHARLES TAY L OR ( FAT H ER ) & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of TRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR., child, DOB 3/9/2010, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Charles Taylor (Father) & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, CourtRoom #2 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re tRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR. Case No. J-90154-8, J-90154-9 The object of this suit i s t o : Te r m i n a t e t h e residual parental rights (“RPR”) KRISTY PARKER (MOTHER) & TRAVERIOUS WOODSON, SR. (FATHER) of TRAVERIOUS WOODSON, JR., child, DOB 3/9/2010, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Kristy Parker (Mother) & Traverious Woodson, Sr. (Father) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, CourtRoom #2

Ordinance No. 2017-078 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Commonwealth’s Development Opportunity Fund Performance Agreement between the City of Richmond, Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond to facilitate the consolidation of Owens & Minor Medical, Inc.’s current distribution center and administrative operations, to improve, equip and operate a new centralized distribution center and administrative operations facility in the city of Richmond, and to set forth the responsibilities of the parties.

(COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, April 20,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD MARQUITA LEWIS KELSAW, Plaintiff v.

LOUIS ELBERT KELSAW, SR., Defendant Case No. 17-419 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this lawsuit is for the Plaintiff to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant because they have lived separate and apart, without cohabitation or the intention to resume cohabitation for more than one year.

The Defendant shall appear and protect his interests before this Court before May 12, 2017 at 8:30 a.m., which is within 50 days of the date of the entry of this Order.

An Extract Teste: Wendy S. Hughes, Clerk Robert L. Flax, P.C. 8 South Sheppard Street Richmond, VA 23221-3028 804 355-8425 office 804 355-9129 fax robertflax@flaxlegal.com

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MALACHI & MICKEL PARKER Case No. J-90155-6, J-90156-6 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) KRISTY PARKER (MOTHER) of MALACHI PARKER, & MICKEL PARKER twins, DOB 2/15/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Kristy Parker (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect her interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am, CourtRoom #2

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND APRIL BIANCA JAMES, Plaintiff v.

GEORGE O’NEAL CRUMP, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL13-3249-8 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit, brought by April Bianca James, is a complaint for divorce. It appearing from an affidavit that the Defendant, George O’Neal Crump, Jr., cannot be found, and that

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MALACHI PARKER Case No. J-90156-7, J-90156-8 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) MICHAEL W OO D S ( FAT H ER ) & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of MALACHI PARKER, child, DOB 2/15/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after

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Ordinance No. 2017-077 To amend Ord. No. 2016057, adopted May 13, 2016, which appropriated and provided funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2016, and ending Jun. 30, 2017, for the purpose of transferring $5,500,000 from the Instruction classification to the Pupil Transportation classification. (COMMITTEE: Education and Human Services, Thursday, April 13, 2017, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MiCKEL PARKER Case No. J-90155-7, J-90155-8 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) MICHAEL W OO D S ( FAT H ER ) & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of MICKEL PARKER, child, DOB 2/15/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Michael Woods (Father) & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before June 6, 2017 at 9:20am Court Room #2.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD BRANDON H. WALTON, Plaintiff v.

PAYNE G. BRAVO, Respondent.

In re: Noah Gabriel Bravo (D.O.B. 04/09/2015) March 15, 2017 Case No.: CL17-31 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain an adoption of the minor child Noah Gabriel Bravo by the Petitioners.

WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Plaintiff that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Respondent, Payne G. Bravo, it is ORDERED that Payne G. Bravo appear before this Court on May 5, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. to protect his interests herein.

A Copy, Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Mary Ashby Brown, Esquire FRIEDMAN LAW FIRM, PC 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 717-1969

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MATHEW R. PAGE, DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-1413 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3940 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C009-0449/024 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, MATHEW R. PAGE.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MATHEW R. PAGE, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MATHEW R. PAGE, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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D. STRINGER a/k/a ALEEN STRINGER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF REGINA D. STRINGER a/k/a ALEEN STRINGER, RICHARD T. DAVIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF RICHARD T. DAVIS, and DEBRA D. SCOTT, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF DEBRA D. SCOTT, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RECHARDE GOODWYN and JABRIEL MICKENS a/k/a JABRIEL NICKENS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RICHARD FEGGINS, ASHLEY FEGGINS, REYNARD I. DAVIS, RODNEY A. DAVIS, and DEIDRE E. DAVIS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that RUSSELL B. DAVIS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; that RONALD J. SCOTT, JR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that LVNV FUNDING LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company, Not Authorized to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Successor by Assignment to STERLING JEWELERS, INC., which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that Any unknown heirs, devisees, assignees, or successors of RAYMOND DAVIS, SR., REGINA D. STRINGER a/k/a ALEEN STRINGER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF REGINA D. STRINGER a/k/a ALEEN STRINGER, RICHARD T. DAVIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF RICHARD T. DAVIS, DEBRA D. SCOTT, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF DEBRA D. SCOTT, RECHARDE GOODWYN, JABRIEL MICKENS a/k/a JABRIEL NICKENS, RICHARD FEGGINS, ASHLEY FEGGINS, REYNARD I. DAVIS, RODNEY A. DAVIS, DEIDRE E. DAVIS, RUSSELL B. DAVIS, RONALD J. SCOTT, JR., LVNV FUNDING LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company, Not Authorized to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Successor by Assignment to STERLING JEWELERS, INC., and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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

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

Case No.: CL16-4992 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1708 North 24th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0942/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY.

An Affidavit having been filed that Any unknown heirs, devisees, assignees, or successors of RAYMOND DAVIS, SR., have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that REGINA

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JERMAINE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JERMAINE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, Who May be Deceased and HIS HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNESS OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JERMAINE WILLIAMS, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-5568 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1709 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0951/054, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Jermaine Williams.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JERMAINE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JERMAINE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, who may be deceased, and his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JERMAINE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JERMAINE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAMAL DAVID WILLIAMS, SR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in

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title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JERMAINE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JERMAINE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, who may be deceased, and his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JERMAINE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JERMAINE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, JAMAL DAVID WILLIAMS, SR., and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

Case No.: CL17-1412 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4200 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C009-0449/042 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, EDWARD PATRAM.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, EDWARD PATRAM, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that EDWARD PATRAM, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5315 Warwick Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0070176/037, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, FREEDLANDER, INC

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC., has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that EVA A. FREEDLANDER, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that RUBEN FREEDLANDER, DECEASED, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC., EVA A. FREEDLANDER, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, RUBEN FREEDLANDER, DECEASED, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

M & M CORPORATION, A Purged Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-4735 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2824 Purcell Street a/k/a 2100 North 29th Street,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E012-0374/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, M & M CORPORATION.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, M & M CORPORATION, A Purged Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MEYER GOODMAN and ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MIRIAM GOODMAN have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that M & M CORPORATION, A Purged Virginia Corporation, ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MEYER GOODMAN, ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MIRIAM GOODMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before _MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

WILLIAM THOMAS COLLINS, DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-1414 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3159 Decatur Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-2001/014 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, WILLIAM THOMAS COLLINS.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILLIAM THOMAS COLLINS, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM THOMAS COLLINS, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

EDWARD PATRAM, DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED, a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-407 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5300 Rear Hull Street Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0070176/072, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, FREEDLANDER, INC

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC., has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that EVA A. FREEDLANDER, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that RUBEN FREEDLANDER, DECEASED, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC., EVA A. FREEDLANDER, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, RUBEN FREEDLANDER, DECEASED, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED, a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC, et al., Defendants.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED, a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-409 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5323 Warwick Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0070176/033, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, FREEDLANDER, INC

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC., has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that EVA A. FREEDLANDER, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that RUBEN FREEDLANDER, DECEASED, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC., EVA A. FREEDLANDER, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, RUBEN FREEDLANDER, DECEASED, who may be a former director and trustee in liquidation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 25, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST and Statements of Qualifications

CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATORS Ashland Inc., in Hopewell, VA Excellent pay and benefits for qualified individuals

The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, invites highly qualified firms to submit Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications along with background information on Form HECO16 (obtain adapted version from https://www.fm.virginia.edu/depts/fpc/contractadmin/ index.html for construction services related to the:

Minimum Qualifications • High School Diploma or GED • 3 years of Industrial / Manufacturing experience • Ability to work rotating shift schedule including weekends and additional scheduled and unscheduled overtime • Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

PINN HALL THIRD FLOOR LABORATORY RENOVATION RFP # 16-112 The University seeks to retain a Construction Manager to join our team during the design phase to provide constructability review, scheduling and optimal phasing scenarios, cost estimating, and early bid package assistance, to provide full construction services for the University in accordance with the provisions of the University of Virginia Higher Education Capital Outlay Manual. The University has determined that competitive sealed bidding is not practicable or fiscally advantageous, therefore, the contract will be awarded as a Competitive Negotiation utilizing the Construction Management at Risk with Design Phase Services project delivery method. The project consists of renovating the entire third floor of Pinn Hall (formerly Jordan Hall) as a state of the art open laboratory for the Department of Cell Biology.

For more information and to submit a resume: Go directly to www.ashland.com Careers and enter Job Number: 2017-6661 Applications will be accepted through April 24, 2017 Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Project Overview: The Pinn Hall laboratory renovations will establish the template for building-wide full floor renovations beginning with the third floor.

The scope of renovation will include complete removal of existing finishes and utilities back to shell condition on the third floor while sensitive research is being conducted on other floors.

New construction will include open labs, support and equipment rooms, offices, collaboration areas, relocated toilet rooms, new lighting and electrical distribution, and MEP systems.

Construction may also include exterior envelope upgrades, daylighting improvements with new and replacement fenestration while implementing architectural standards.

The anticipated start of Construction will be June 2017.

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GRTC TRANSIT SYSTEM CITY HALL REPEATER UPGRADE GRTC Transit System invites all interested parties to submit bids for providing city hall repeater upgrade. Interested firms may download a copy of IFB# 159-17-05 from GRTC’s website www. ridegrtc.com (menu options: About Us, then Procurement) or obtain a copy from Allan Cox, Purchasing Manager at (804) 358.3871 ext. 371.

An optional pre-bid meeting will be held on April 19, 2017 at 10:00 am for this procurement.

Bids are due no later than 11:00 am on May 4, 2017. All inquiries pertaining to the request or any questions in reference to the solicitation documents should be directed to: Allan Cox Purchasing Manager (804) 358.3871, extension 371 Supplier diversity program“providing equal opportunity for small businesses”

1-800-Pack-Rat (VA-Sandston-5471) 6601 S Laburnum Ave Richmond, VA 23231 877-774-1537 Notice of Sale Tenant: JD Young Consulting

Unit # D01026

1-800-Pack-Rat (VA-Richmond-5471), 6601 S Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23231, has possessory lien on all of the goods stored in the units above. All these items of personal property are being sold pursuant to the assertion of the lien on 4/26/2017 at 10:00 AM in order to collect the amounts due from you. The sale will take place on www. strangeauctionservices.com from 4/26/2017 to 5/3/2017 at 6:00p.m.

St. Peter Baptist Church Child Development Center is looking for qualified Teachers and Instructional Assistants with previous child care experience and who can be a Christian role model. These positions require multiple responsibilities; For further details contact Mrs. Lavasia Williams at (804) 262-6562.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Executive/Academic/ Healthcare Search Firms To view a copy of RFP # END040317 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/ publicpostings/RFP.html, or email pur-rfp@virginia.edu REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Campbell Hall Cabinetry, Casework, and Wood Furnishings To view a copy of RFP # JG040417 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/ publicpostings/RFP.html, or email pur-rfp@virginia.edu

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Firefighters have always been looked upon as true public servants, who enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that they are among an elite group of men and women who have dedicated their lives to help those in need. Make your family proud, join ours TODAY!

The City of Richmond, VA Fire Department is NOW accepting applications for FIRE RECRUITS through Sunday, May 7, 2017.

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For additional information and to apply visit: www.richmondgov.com/ humanresources/jobs.aspx.

PASTOR Fourth Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia is currently seeking a Full Time Pastor.

Fourth Baptist is 157 years old and located in historic Church Hill. We are seeking a pastor who has a strong calling to minister. Minimum requirements are a Master of Divinity Degree from an accredited educational institution and a minimum of five (5) years of pastoral experience. Qualified candidates should mail their resume to the following address.

Postmarked no later than April 30, 2017.

Pastoral Search Committee, P. O. Box 26686 Richmond, Virginia 23261

Assistant Director, Employer & Experiential Development Position Number: FAB380 The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions: City Occupational Safety & Health Officer 25M00000709 Department of Finance Apply by 04/23/17 Engineer II – Natural Gas Utility 35M00000285 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 04/23/17 Maintenance Technician IV (Mason – Stormwater) 35M00000858 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 04/23/17 Senior Pretrial Probation Officer 15GRANT0024 Department of Justice Services Apply by 04/23/17 ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

Virginia Commonwealth University seeks an Assistant Director for Employer & Experiential Engagement team. Responsibilities include: Employer outreach strategy, employer segmentation and development, mechanisms for employer and alumni involvement on campus, coordination with campus offices, on campus interviewing and other employer-focused programs; Assist in developing and leading on-campus recruitment plan with particular emphasis on on-campus recruiting; Collect evaluation, outcome measurement, and recruitment statistics and data; Steward relationships with employers to increase recruiting opportunities and outcomes for students. Assist in efforts to maintain campus recruiting policies for students, employers, faculty and staff in accordance with professional standards.

Requirements: Master’s degree required with emphasis on counseling, student affairs, higher education or related field preferred. MBA or degree in Human Resources also considered. Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in higher education, recruitment, or related field.

Application Deadline: 05/06/2017 Proposed Hire Date: 06/26/2017 For further information and to apply visit: https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/61731.

Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and contact information of three references.

For any questions about the position, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Katybeth Lee, at kelee@vcu.edu.

For additional information about Virginia Commonwealth University and the Division of Student Affairs, please visit www.students.vcu.edu.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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