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Kirk Showalter, Richmond’s voter registrar, is dismissed by the Richmond Electoral Board after multiple complaints surrounding the Nov. 3 general election

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

J. Kirk Showalter’s 25-year reign as Richmond’s voter registrar is over.

As expected, the same Richmond Electoral Board that reappointed her to her seventh term nearly two years ago removed her with a 2-1 vote Monday night.

Specific reasons for her firing were not made public.

Like a falling axe, the board’s public vote was swift and

followed a three-hour closed session.

Ms. Showalter, who was paid about $122,000 a year and supervised a full-time staff of 12, was required to give up her employee badge and keys before departing for the final time from the registrar’s headquarters on Laburnum Avenue.

Jerry Richardson, who had been serving as deputy registrar, took over as acting registrar Tuesday amid planning for future

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By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith overhauled his command staff this week in his first big personnel shakeup since taking office seven months ago.

On Tuesday, the chief dismissed Maj. Jody Blackwell, a 23-year veteran who served briefly as interim chief before Chief Smith’s arrival on July 1. Also dismissed Chief Smith were Deputy Chief John O’Kleasky, a 31year veteran, and Maj. Roger Russell, a 37-year veteran.

The department has not officially confirmed the dismissals, but their photos and information have been removed from the Richmond Police website.

In an oblique statement that did not mention the dismissals,

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Hundreds upon hundreds of cars line up last Saturday at the Richmond Raceway, where area seniors age 75 and older had appointments to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Even with appointments, the wait was up to 2½ hours.

Equity issues surround COVID-19 vaccinations

By George Copeland Jr.

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Health teams with carts filled with supplies make their way through a row of vehicles last Friday at the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to seniors waiting in their cars. Those who were ambulatory went inside the center for their shots.

Is there inequitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to people of color?

The bottom line: No one knows.

In Richmond and across the country, race and ethnicity data was never collected from half the people getting shots from the limited supply available.

In many cases, those administering the vaccinations have failed to jot down ZIP codes of recipients to better identify who is getting shots and who is not.

That has prevented Virginia’s capital city and other communities from generating daily and weekly data on the areas where vaccination is happening and what areas are lagging to help adjust distribution.

“Equity is of vital importance,” Richmond City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, wrote in a statement posted on social media Tuesday. “We have to more deliberately target vulnerable populations — those with the greatest health risks.”

But poor data collection has made that difficult.

Nationally, only 16 states are collecting race and ethnic data, and most of that data is incomplete, leaving the impression that white people are getting the COVID-19 shots and Black, brown and Native Americans are not.

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Free COVID-19 testing Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations: Friday, Feb. 5, 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., in Eastern Henrico. Drive-thru testing.

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to noon, Diversity Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave., in North Side.

Friday, Feb. 12, 1 to 3 p.m.

Eastern Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., in Eastern Henrico. Drive-thru testing.

Appointments are encouraged by

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Kamras gets overwhelming public support for 4-year contract last 15 years.

Sources told the Free Press last Richmond Public Schools parents month that the School Board was and students, teachers and staff over- deadlocked over Mr. Kamras’ conwhelmingly voiced their support for tract extension, with four supporting Superintendent Jason Kama two-year extension and ras’ contract to be renewed four backing a four-year for four years. contract.

During a public comMr. Kamras also said he ment period at Monday would leave RPS if the connight’s meeting of the tract was only renewed for Richmond School Board, two years, sources said. more than 200 comments A former National Teachwere submitted and read er of the Year, Mr. Kamras Mr. Kamras to the board, with people became superintendent in expressing their concern and desire to February 2018 at an annual salary keep Mr. Kamras in Richmond and in of $250,000. His contract expires on charge of the 24,000-student school June 30. system to ensure continuity.

School Board Vice Chair Jonathan People and public officials said Young said this week that the board continuity has been lacking in the has scheduled a closed-door meeting

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for Monday, Feb. 8, to hammer out the issue.

“That is the schedule. However, this is a moving target and is subject to change,” he said.

Mr. Young acknowledged the enormous support Mr. Kamras has from a range of stakeholders, including supporters who don’t have children in RPS. He is viewed as an inclusive leader with the ability to bring corporate and government officials together in supporting the school district’s goals, Mr. Young said.

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Hitting the slopes Tamra Collins and her 6-year-old son, Isaiah, happily sled down a hill at Shrader Road and Eunice Drive last Sunday in Henrico County. When 3 inches of snow hit the metro area last weekend, people took to the outdoors to enjoy the wintry landscape.

People were sledding, had snowball fights and built snowmen.

While this was Metro Richmond’s first big snowfall of the winter season, the area escaped the 1 to 3 feet of snow the same storm dropped on the Northeast. Much of the snow has melted already, with more wet weather on the way. Rain is expected Friday, Feb. 5, with the possibility of rain and/or snow showers on Sunday, Feb. 7. Nightly temperatures are forecast to remain at or below freezing through next week.

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

As Black History Month gets underway, this dramatic mural provides an artistic celebration of the people and events who represent protest, progress and achievement. Location: 504 W. Broad St. in Downtown. Richmond artists Ed Trask and Jason Ford created the mural, called “Voices of Perseverance,” as part of the Mending Walls RVA initiative. Launched by muralist Hamilton Glass, Mending Walls aims to bring together artists to develop projects that spark empathy and dialogue. Mr. Glass came up with the idea during the upheaval over racial justice and police misconduct that led to the removal of most of the city’s Confederate statues.

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GOP Sen. Amanda Chase sues after being censured Free Press wire report

A firebrand conservative state senator from Chesterfield County seeking the Republican nomination for governor filed a federal lawsuit Monday that seeks to undo her legislative colleagues’ recent decision to censure her for an alleged “pattern of unacceptable conduct.”

In a bipartisan vote last week, the Virginia Senate approved a measure rebuking GOP Sen. Amanda Chase over a series of incendiary incidents during her tenure, including remarks in which she seemed to voice support for those who participated in storming the U.S. Capitol last month. The decision to pass the censure resolution followed a long debate that featured scathing criticisms of Sen. Chase from both Democrats and Republicans.

In the lawsuit, Sen. Chase argues that she is being “singled out and selectively penalized for taking unpopular political Sen. Chase positions.”

Sen. Chase alleges that she has suffered “public embarrassment, humiliation, mental anguish and loss of seniority” because of the censure and has been “negatively impacted” in her candidacy for higher office.

Democratic Sen. John Bell of Loudoun County, who sponsored the censure resolution, said while Sen. Chase has the right to seek remedy through a lawsuit, he is confident the court will deny her requests.

Sen. Chase is one of many state lawmakers from around the country who attended the Jan. 6 rally in Washington held by former President Trump shortly before the attack on the U.S. Capitol. While she spoke at the rally, she said she was not part of the mob that later stormed the building.

But last month, Sen. Chase used a floor speech to defend Ashli Babbitt, a woman who was fatally shot by U.S. Capitol Police as she tried to push her way through a broken door into a secure area of the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection.

“We remember Ashli and the three who died of medical emergencies and the Capitol Police officer who died during the chaos at the Capitol. These were not rioters and looters, these were patriots who love their country and do not want to see our great republic turned into a socialist country,” Sen. Chase said at the time, sparking an outrage.

She later said that when she referred to “patriots,” she meant people she was standing with at the nonviolent rally “before all the mayhem took place,” including veterans and police officers.

Sen. Chase previously had called for martial law to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. She repeated former President Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud, and lost access to her Facebook account after falsely blaming leftist activists for the Capitol insurrection.

Members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus issued a statement last month saying they “strongly support” the Senate moving forward with the censure resolution against Sen. Chase “for her role in fomenting violent insurrection against our democracy.”

They said Sen. Chase “often expresses white nationalist talking points,” and they blasted her for what they called her “senseless plans” to file a resolution to censure Sen. L. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth, the first woman and first African-American president pro tempore of the state Senate, for her involvement in a demonstration last June in Portsmouth over a Confederate monument. They called Sen. Chase’s plan a “distraction” from her own participation in the Washington rally.

The censure resolution also took aim at Sen. Chase for calling the Democratic Party of Virginia “racist to its core,” for berating a Virginia Capitol Police officer amid a dispute over parking, and for making offensive remarks about the Virginia Senate clerk, Susan Clarke Schaar.

The lawsuit, which Sen. Chase threatened to file last week, seeks an injunction preventing Ms. Schaar from allowing the publication of the censure resolution in the chamber’s official journal.

It also asks the court to issue a judgment that the censure violated Sen. Chase’s First Amendment rights and order the expungement of the censure. Sen. Chase, who recently was demoted in seniority, also is seeking to have her rank restored.

Named in the lawsuit are Ms. Schaar and the Senate of Virginia through Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax, who, in his role, presides as the president of the chamber and oversees its daily work.

Ms. Schaar declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax’s spokeswoman, Lauren Burke, said in a statement: “The right to due process for all is of paramount importance in our system. We will await the court’s review of this matter.”

The lawsuit notes that Lt. Gov. Fairfax warned the senators last week about a procedural issue with the resolution, saying the item was not properly before them. The senators voted to go ahead with the censure anyway.

Partially on those grounds, Sen. Chase argues in the lawsuit that her rights were violated.

Sen. Bell said Sen. Chase was given the chance to apologize and denounce and condemn white supremacists and anti-Semitic groups who sought violence at the Capitol, and she chose not to do that.

City facing potential $15M deficit?

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Is there a big hole developing in Richmond’s budget? And could spending be proposed to shrink in the new 2021-22 budget that Mayor Levar M. Stoney will present in March?

New city financial documents suggest that could be true.

Based on limited data from the first three months of the 2020-21 budget year that began July 1, the city is projecting that expenses could exceed revenue by $15 million.

City Budget Director Jay Brown also issued a five-year outlook to City Council suggesting that expenses could exceed revenue by $37.5 million in the 2021-22 fiscal year that will begin in five months and will be the subject of the mayor’s budget presentation.

Whether the deficit materializes remains to be seen. As of December, revenue was already up $2 million, according to a monthly report.

And there is audited evidence that the Stoney administration generally builds a surplus into its budget.

For example, in the 2019-20 fiscal year, the administration had $746 million to spend, but used only $732 million. A year earlier, the administration budgeted about $713 million for expenses, but spent $699 million.

Skeptics also noted that two months after Dr. Brown projected a deficit in the 2019-20 fiscal year that ended June 30, the city was reporting a surplus.

What is clear is that just a few months ago, Mayor Stoney and his administration had about $12.5 million in unspent dollars to use to protect against the economic downturn that the COVID-19 pandemic has generated.

Despite knowing at the time that revenue was shrinking, the mayor and his team never offered any public information about that prospect. Instead, the mayor’s

team lobbied and won council aired when City Council met support to put that money into to allocate the $19 million. No virtually untouchable savings, requests were made to waive a leaving it essentially unavailable 2017 council policy that requires to use for current needs.

90 percent of any unspent dollars Those unspent dollars came from a previous fiscal year to go from the 2019-20 budget and into savings that can be used only were part of the $19 million in the most dire emergencies and surplus that emerged by October must be quickly replaced.

Dr. Brown as the final financial information As a result, the council folwas being gathered. That surplus mainly lowed the mayor’s recommendations. They was the result of a sharp cutback in spend- earmarked about $6.5 million for health ing between March and June 30 after the initiatives, for a study of racial equity coronavirus hit and the city’s stronger and to pay down a small portion of the than expected economy, officials said. It city’s $114 million debt on a program that also was a plus for Mayor Stoney, then provides medical insurance for employees running for re-election. who retire before they can qualify for At the same time he and his team were Medicare, called OPEB, or other pension touting the surplus, Mayor Stoney and his benefits. financial team were aware — based on Fifth District Councilwoman Stephanie collections in the first three months of the A. Lynch urged colleagues to pull back the 2020-21 budget — that the city’s financial $5.8 million that was proposed for OPEB picture had become gloomier. and reassign it to meet urgent housing, The revenue projections they had in- medical and food needs for people facing cluded in the modified budget that City a crisis in the pandemic, but she was a Council approved for the current 2020-21 lone voice on that score. fiscal year were not holding up in some There is no record, though, of any key areas, according to city financial council member objecting to putting documents. With concert halls and movie nearly $7 million into city savings and theaters still shuttered, with fewer guests about $5.5 million into a capital reserve staying at hotels and with restaurants aimed at ensuring that needed repairs to struggling to stay afloat, the city Finance city buildings could be made.

Department had begun seeing reduced In the coming weeks, the council is income from taxes on tickets, lodging and expected to receive insight about the meals. Collections of state sales tax also administration’s thinking on dealing with had begun to droop. the potential $15 million deficit in the According to Dr. Brown’s report on current budget. first quarter revenue that was issued after Acting Chief Administrative Officer Mayor Stoney won re-election, the city Lincoln Saunders told the council on Jan. was projecting a drop of $14.5 million 25 that the financial staff is pulling together in admissions, lodging and meal taxes at a paper that would seek to reshuffle budget the end of the budget year. That projected dollars to deal with that issue. drop, Dr. Brown’s figures indicate, includes The potential deficit represents just a decline in the add-on tax on prepared 1.9 percent of the $784.2 million that the meals that the city is using to repay bor- council approved in the current general rowing to build three new schools. fund budget, including $37.4 million in If there was concern, it was not publicly federal CARES Act funding.

VSU launches no-cost tuition initiative for qualified high school seniors Free Press staff report

A federal Pell Grant will be all 300 qualified high school seniors in Richmond and other nearby localities must have financially to enroll as full-time students at Virginia State University in the fall.

VSU officials announced Monday a pilot initiative to admit students who qualify for the federal grant but cannot afford the additional cost the university usually charges for tuition.

The university is undertaking the initiative as a leader in the Virginia College Affordability Network that seeks to address financial barriers to entry and to completion of college degrees.

To qualify for the free tuition, students would need to meet VSU admission requirements; be eligible for the Pell Grant provided

to full-time students, which is based on family income; have a request for federal student financial aid on file with VSU; be an entering first-time freshman for the fall 2021 semester; and live within 25 miles of VSU. According to the university, that includes students who live in Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell and Colonial Heights and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George.

Students admitted through the initiative would need to complete 30 or more credit hours per year and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA. VSU said priority would go to students living in Petersburg, Colonial Heights and the Matoaca area of Chesterfield County.

According to online information, VSU currently charges in-state students $4,577 a semester in tuition and fees, or a total

of $9,154 to attend full-time for the fall and spring semesters. That total is $2,809 more than the maximum Pell Grant of $6,345 per year.

Under the initiative, VSU would agree to accept the student’s Pell grant as full payment of tuition costs and also would waive a portion of the room and board that currently totals $11,544 for a full year. The student would need to pay the rest of the room and board cost to stay on campus.

“This initiative directly aligns with our strategic plan as it allows us to directly impact students who dream of access to a quality four-year university, yet lack financial resources to attend,” stated VSU President Makola M. Abdullah.

Details: VSU Office of Admissions, (804) 524-5902.

City tax amnesty application process now open City Hall is now accepting applications for tax amnesty on real estate taxes and some businesses taxes.

Applications that can be filled out online and downloaded can be found at RVAStrong.org/taxamnesty. Applications also can be picked up at City Hall or requested by mail.

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drop-off or pickup by calling 311, the city’s assistance program, officials stated.

As proposed by Mayor Levar M. Stoney and approved by Richmond City Council, the amnesty on real estate taxes will run from March 1 through March 31 and will provide a waiver of interest and penalties on property taxes due on or before Jan. 15, 2021.

Algenon L. Brown, an educator who fought for Black business inclusion in the operation and development of Richmond International Airport, died on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

The business tax amnesty will run April 1 to April 30 and provide a waiver of interest and penalties on overdue meals, admissions and lodging taxes.

Applications can be mailed to City Hall, 900 E. Broad St. Richmond, Va. 23219, c/o tax Amnesty Program.

Assistance and information: RVAStrong. org or dial 311 for customer service.

A news obituary published in the Jan. 28-30 edition of the Richmond Free Press contained an incorrect date.

The Free Press regrets the error.

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elections, including the Democratic primary elections in June.

“It was unpleasant. It was regrettable.

I did my duty, but I took no pleasure in it,” Electoral Board Chairman James M. Nachman said Wednesday.

Mr. Nachman, a Democrat, joined the board’s other Democrat, Vice Chair Joyce K. Smith, in voting for Ms. Showalter’s dismissal. The board’s secretary and lone Republican, C. Starlet Stevens, dissented.

The board’s majority reflects the political party of the governor.

The meeting was tense both in the public and closed sessions, Mr. Nachman said.

Ms. Showalter, a former state budget analyst who succeeded the late Alice Lynch as registrar in 1995, could not be reached for comment. Her attorney, Linda J. Woods, who accompanied her to the meeting, also did not respond to a request for comment.

Ms. Showalter, whose main duties involved maintaining the city’s voter rolls and who also served as an aide to the Electoral Board in administering elections, has been under fire for a range of actions before, during and after the Nov. 3 election. Public calls for her firing included complaints about her alleged failure to follow the state’s Freedom of Information Act and to follow state law requiring the office to move quickly to contact voters who submitted mail-in ballots so they could correct mistakes.

She also was dinged for refusing to correct errors in unofficial counts issued immediately after the election and was blamed for an outbreak of COVID-19 among her staff.

There also were complaints that Ms. Showalter demeaned African-American staff members.

However, supporters called her a fount of knowledge on election law whom other registrars relied on for advice and counsel when the state Department of Elections did not respond.

Ahead of the Monday night’s board vote, Ms. Showalter used her official email to send out 1,400 appeals for people to sign into the virtual board meeting and express their support of her. In the email, she described the complaints of racial bias

and mishandling of the election as “either fabrications or distortions.”

After the vote, Ms. Showalter sought to remain in the job until the board approved her successor, but Mr. Nachman told her the state code provision she and Ms. Woods cited did not apply because she had been removed.

The board initially made no provision for her to receive payment for 1,500 hours of vacation time but decided not to object if the city agreed to pay her for part or all of that time.

Despite the dismissal, Ms. Showalter was still working before the meeting adjourned, reminding the board that new locations were needed for two precincts.

There are prospects for a legal fight to try to get the Richmond Circuit Court to overturn the board’s decision as has happened in at least two other localities after registrars were removed.

Her attorneys, Ms. Woods and GOP state Sen. William M. Stanley Jr. of Franklin County, have said that they would file a wrongful termination suit on her behalf.

Ms. Woods initially claimed she would seek injunctive relief to reinstate Ms. Showalter while her suit is pending, but nothing has been filed. Legal experts regard such an effort as likely to fail given that Ms. Showalter is already out of office.

Sen. Stanley believes her firing can be challenged as being undertaken without an appropriate judicial-style due process hearing that could be reviewed by a court and to show that the board’s action was not arbitrary, capricious or driven by politics.

He had urged the board to delay the hearing until after the General Assembly session so he could provide Ms. Showalter a proper defense at such a hearing.

Sen. Stanley claimed that, to date, the board has not provided adequate evidence showing that Ms. Showalter violated any of the registrar duties listed in the state code.

However, Mr. Nachman noted that Ms. Showalter’s removal was a personnel matter that was handled in the same way many other governing bodies, boards and commissions would deal with removal of an official they appointed.

Mr. Nachman said that he found nothing in the state statute that provides for a registrar’s removal that requires a fullblown hearing. He said he has “sought to

be respectful of Ms. Showalter” by not publicly discussing the concerns about her performance that led to her removal. He said, though, that if she chooses to sue, the reasons and details that allowed the board to find cause to remove her would come out.

Susan Swecker, chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, applauded the board’s action. The party had been a leader in calling for Ms. Showalter’s firing.

“After repeated failures, new leadership in the Richmond registrar’s office is sorely needed, and I’m glad the Electoral Board recognized that,” Ms. Swecker wrote in a statement.

Before the board’s action, Mr. Nachman allowed anyone who wanted to offer testimony to speak.

Former 8th District City Council candidate Amy Wentz told the board that Ms. Showalter had violated the office’s mission statement. She said instead of being courteous and helpful, Ms. Showalter had been brusque, discourteous and dismissive of her concerns about a miscount at several precincts in the 8th District after the election.

Richmond state Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey told the board he had sworn statements from two current and two former staff members asserting that Ms. Showalter had treated Black staff members with less respect. Among other things, he said their statements alleged Ms. Showalter had called Black staff members “monkeys,” “girls and boys” and “chickadees,” while always addressing white staff members with an appropriate Mr. or Ms. One election officer expressed concern about Ms. Showalter’s using her official email to issue the appeal for help.

Advocates, including Robin Lind of the Goochland County Electoral Board and a past president of the Virginia Electoral Board, extolled Ms. Showalter for her ability and knowledge and expressed concern that the board was bending to pressure from the state Democratic Party.

“This is not a political office and no political party should be pressuring this board to remove your appointee,” Mr. Lind told the board. “Such an action adds fuel to the baseless slanders that our elections are rigged, our results false, our elections controlled by political hacks subject to party control.”

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missing data is providing a distorted and possible inaccurate picture.

At least 52 percent of Virginia’s vaccination data is missing demographic details, particularly as to race.

As a result, the available demographic data from the Virginia Department of Health showed Wednesday that African-Americans accounted for 10.8 percent of the people in the state who have received one dose of the vaccine, and Latinos accounted for 6.26 percent of residents who have been vaccinated. By comparison, 72.3 percent of those who have been vaccinated in the state are Caucasian, according to the data.

In Virginia, the data shortfall is so concerning that the Virginia General Assembly has rushed to approve and send to the governor emergency legislation requiring race and ethnicity data be entered for every vaccine shot administered.

The bill, spearheaded by Henrico Delegate Lamont Bagby, chairman of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, has passed both the House of Delegates and the state Senate and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Ralph S. Northam.

Gov. Northam, a physician who supports the measure, has said that equity must be built into vaccine distribution.

The issue also is gaining national attention.

At a White House press briefing Monday, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, who is chairing the new COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, noted the impact that the data shortfall is having, particularly on communities of color.

“As of Jan. 30, we’re missing 47 percent of race and ethnicity data on vac-

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McKinley Woodson, 93, gets vaccinated by Kathleen Sardegna at the mass vaccination effort Saturday at Richmond Raceway. Son Kelvin Woodson helped his dad and his 80-year-old mother, Bernice Woodson, navigate the process.

cinations,” Dr. Nunez-Smith said. “Let me be clear: We cannot ensure an equitable vaccination program without data to guide us. ... But I’m worried about how behind we are. We must address these insufficient data points as an urgent priority.”

According to doctors at VCU Health System and other medical centers, the only way to improve distribution and ensure it is more equitable is to ensure the data is being collected. That is the only way to identify disparities so that public health departments and local institutions can take measures to deal with it, a cross-section of physicians and researchers are saying.

The equity issue is significant because data show that Black and brown people are being disproportionately infected and die at a higher rate than Caucasians.

The underreporting of race and ethnicity data in health systems pre-dates the current COVID-19 pandemic and is considered a key roadblock to correcting health disparities.

Virginia Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver has begun issuing new guidelines to clinics, hospitals, pharmacies and other vaccination outlets directing increased data collection.

Dr. Danny T.K. Avula, who is coordinating the state’s vaccine rollout, said the state health department is working to fill in incomplete data using multiple state databases to pull in race and ethnicity data for those already vaccinated.

He called it crucial to improve the data to guide where and how vaccination events are held and to improve access.

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Chief Smith said that he had opened up opportunities “for change and growth” in the department.

The three who were dismissed played roles in the Richmond Police response to the social justice protests during the summer.

Deputy Chief O’Kleasky, for example, headed patrol services.

However, their departure also could have resulted from Chief Smith’s wish to install his own team in leadership positions.

Chief Smith took over during the height of the protests. He had been a deputy chief in Charlotte, N.C. In the wake of the changes, Chief Smith promoted Capt.

Rick Edwards to acting major to command Area I, which includes the East End and South Side, while Maj. Darrell Goins was promoted to the major for business services to oversee the training academy, police evidence and similar matters.

Deputy Chief Sydney G. Collier is the only sworn holdover who remains on the command staff. He directs support services and critical incident management. Two civilians also remain on the command staff, William Friday, deputy director for business services, and Victoria Pearson, deputy director of the Office of Professional Accountability.

Free COVID-19 testing Continued from A1 calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by registering online at https://bit.ly/RHHDCOVID. Testing will be offered while test supplies last.

The Chesterfield County Health Department also is offering free COVID-19 testing at the following locations: • Second Baptist Church, 5100 W. Hundred Road, Chester, 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 15 and 22.

• St. Augustine Catholic Church, 4400 Beulah Road, North Chesterfield, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.10, 17 and 24.

• Walmsley United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd., 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Feb. 11 and 25.

Testing is free, and no reservations or registration are necessary.

Details: Chesterfield County Health Department at (804) 318-8207.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine?

People who live or work in Richmond or Henrico County are asked to fill out a COVID-19 vaccine interest form at vax.rchd. com, or call (804) 205-3501.

Residents of Chesterfield County are asked to complete a form on the Chesterfield Health District’s website at www.vdh. virginia.gov/chesterfield/ or call (804) 318-8207.

Residents of Hanover, Goochland, New Kent and Charles City counties are asked to fill out a “CHD Vaccine Sign-up Survey” form at www.vdh.virginia.gov/chickahominy/or to call the state COVID-19 hotline at (877) 275-8343. Hanover County residents also may call (804) 365-3240.

More than a half-million Virginians have been infected with the coronavirus, with the state hitting the milestone on Jan. 29 as health officials worked to ramp up vaccine efforts.

As of Wednesday, 2,959 new cases were reported by the Virginia Department of Health, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 513,339. Data also showed 21,638 hospitalizations and 6,575 deaths.

As case numbers continued to climb, area health officials continued their drive to inoculate people, with a focus in Richmond and Henrico last weekend on mass vaccine events for people age 75 and older.

Health district officials planned to vaccinate more than 7,000 people at events the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center near The Diamond in Richmond and at Richmond Raceway in Henrico County. The downside: Massive rows of cars lined up at the raceway, where seniors waited for up to 2½ hours before getting inside for the vaccine.

The upside: More than 5,000 people were inoculated against COVID-19, including some with curbside vaccination service at the Ashe Center.

Sunday’s snow put the brakes on the effort, with appointments rescheduled for Tuesday.

According to state officials, 8.9 percent of Virginia’s population has received at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Two doses are required for full inoculation.

Officials said 1,385,875 doses of the vaccines have been distributed in Virginia, with 64.5 percent already put into arms.

As of Wednesday, 136,731 people have been fully vaccinated with two doses.

Meanwhile, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a sweeping order last Friday requiring face masks for all travelers on public transportation, including planes, trains, buses, subways, taxis and ride-shares and at all transportation hubs, including airports, bus terminals and train stations.

GRTC officials reported this week that the number of positive COVID-19 cases among their employees has risen to 62.

Eight cases are now active, with all employees recovering at home.

According to Virginia data, African-Americans comprised 21.5 percent of cases statewide and 23.7 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 17.8 percent of the cases and 7.5 percent of deaths.

Reported COVID-19 data as of Feb. 3, 2021

Cases Hospitalizations Deaths Richmond 13,032 634 135 Henrico County 18,886 782 345 Chesterfield County 19,563 694 207 Hanover County 5,955 215 102

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complete his vision for RPS’ future. He and his wife also have two sons who attend RPS. In their comments, people cited Mr. Kamras’ demonstrated love for all students, transparency and communication with families via his daily, online RPS Direct updates and email responses to individuals. Parents also said they are concerned that progress made during the last years as a result of RPS’ strategic plan, Dreams4RPS, would be jeopardized if Mr. Kamras leaves.

Andy Brower, a fifth-grade teacher at Mary Munford Elementary School, encouraged a fouryear contract extension, saying, “Mr. Kamras has shown excellent leadership, love and com-

passion during his tenure. Mr. Kamras’ track record is not perfect, but his commitment has been noteworthy. He should be able to continue with his vision.”

Support for a four-year contract also has come from Mayor Levar M. Stoney and City Council President Cynthia I. Newbille.

In a Jan. 27 letter to the School Board, Mayor Stoney wrote, “Across the city, I hear resounding, positive feedback about Superintendent Kamras’ leadership from both RPS families and other community members. Richmonders, especially those from historically marginalized Black and brown communities, appreciate his deep commitment to equity and to communication.

“Historically, relationships between Schools

and the City have been strained or worse, manifesting a shared mistrust. Superintendent Kamras, however, has prioritized relationship-building,” the mayor stated.

Mayor Stoney said “ a four-year renewal promises stability, especially in these most volatile times. Even if COVID-19 were not ravaging our community, I would urge continuity of leadership at RPS — if not for the reasons already listed here, then because research shows that long-term, sustained leadership is a significant predictor of division-wide improvements in student achievement.”

In her Feb. 1 letter to the board, Dr. Newbille said, “Superintendent Kamas has shown, time and again, a deep commitment to all of

Richmond.”

Her letter went on to state, “The Dreams4RPS is the first of its kind in our city—a comprehensive blueprint for Richmond Public Schools designed with deep engagement of our diverse community. It is our hope that we are able to see the strategic plan fully executed over the next four years.”

Among the public comments, Mike Kemetic wrote, “I deem any talk of replacing the superintendent during the pandemic as irresponsible.

“We need to move beyond ‘bickering as usual’ in this city and move in a way that is both progressive and responsible. You can’t do that if you keep the administration on a revolving door,” he added.

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Every day, African Americans make a difference in the world of medicine.

To celebrate Black History Month, we salute doctors, nurses and specialists — past, present and future—who make Virginia, America and the world safer and healthier.

Audrey R. Roberson, R.N., Ph.D. “My team, being on the front lines providing the holistic care COVID-19 patients desperately need, has witnessed incredible amounts of suffering.

We can stop this suffering and rejoin our families if everyone wears a mask, washes their hands, practices social distancing AND gets the vaccine.”

Audrey Roberson is the nurse manager for the VCU Medical Center’s Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (MRICU), where we care for patients with COVID-19. In December 2020, after 31 years at VCU Health, Roberson made history as our first team member to receive the vaccine for COVID-19.

To become a critical care nurse and leader, Roberson studied nursing at New York University and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), earning her Ph.D. from VCU in 2018. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading and watching television mysteries.

Robert A. Winn, M.D. “I understand that there is some mistrust of the COVID-19 vaccine, and I won’t diminish that. But I am going to say there is a lot of data showing that this is a safe and effective vaccine. The only way we can overcome this pandemic and truly keep each other safe is by all of us getting this vaccine.”

Robert Winn is the director of VCU Massey Cancer Center. Winn is currently the only African American director of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in the country.

As a pulmonologist and cancer disparities researcher who has dedicated his career to addressing inequities in health care, Winn started Facts & Faith Fridays in March 2020 to enlist the help of African American clergy throughout Virginia to help dispel myths and provide accurate information about COVID-19 to their congregations. Outside of work, Winn enjoys spending time with his grown son and daughter, reading books, listening to music and watching movies.

Alethia Watford, MSW, LCSW

Not all heroes wear capes.

This Black History Month, honor a health care hero you know by drawing a picture of them below.

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“The pandemic has been difficult for all families, with marginalized and families of color being notably impacted. As a social worker, I’ve encouraged families and helped them navigate the challenges to meet their basic needs.

Although I was initially hesitant, I chose to be vaccinated to protect myself, my family and to do my part to help get this virus under control.”

Alethia Watford has been a licensed clinical social worker at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU for six years, where she tackles social and environmental conditions that undermine a child’s health outcome. In her free time, she enjoys running, biking, reading and gardening with the RABSW Community Healing Garden.

To learn how to make your mark in medicine, visit vcuhealth.org/careers. © 2021 VCU Health. All rights reserved. Sources: VCU Health.

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Civics education sees resurgence in current national climate

By Reginald Stuart

Ma’asehyahu Isra-Ul recalls his high school days growing up in Richmond and being captivated by news reports about the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe in the 1980s. “I was literally in class when Communism fell,� said Mr. IsraUl, offering a historical context of his first grasp of civics. He was a student at Richmond’s Open High School at the time.

Mr. Isra-Ul has been a civics education booster ever since, earning several academic degrees in history and now working on a terminal degree.

Others are asking more and more questions about how much longer the city, state and nation must endure the persistent and deadly coronavirus pandemic that has shut down much of the country for the past year, as health researchers try to find a way to mitigate the virus’ spread.

Others are seeking to understand the social and civil unrest around the country, from neighborhood marches protesting police brutality to violent mobs storming the U.S. Capitol in Washington in an attempt to block the outcome of last November’s national elections.

Today, as a Richmond Public Schools instructional specialist, Mr. Isra-Ul works with history and social science teachers in the 24,000-student school system, helping train and plan history studies to peacefully discuss these and other issues.

His goal is to keep it “meaningful� and enhance the school system’s “REAL� program—Relevant, Engaging,Active and Living—a higher-level learning curriculum for 11th- and 12th- graders. “We don’t give our personal views to students,� Mr. Isra-Ul stressed. “We help them develop their own,� he said.

In Richmond, Mr. Isra-Ul and fellow Mr. Isra-Ul school officials cite state civic education policies in trumpeting their local agenda.

According to Civic Education Policies for the Commonwealth of Virginia, there is a civics and/or citizenship focus in the social studies/ history curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade, according to an RPS presentation. Specific courses focus on civics, including eighth-grade civics, policy and pathways for 11th- and 12th-graders and government for 12th-grade students.

In addition to these courses, RPS has several partnerships with area nonprofit, nonpartisan groups to collectively promote civics and citizenship. According to school system officials, these visits and discussions include, but are not limited to, Rule of Law with the Supreme Court of Virginia (grades 6-12), Justice in the Classroom with the John Marshall Foundation (grades 6-12) and Inspire, a Governor’s High School Voter Registration Challenge.

Virginia adopts permanent COVID-19 workplace safety and health standards

By George Copeland Jr.

Social distancing, face masks, sanitation, infectious disease preparedness and response plans are now mandated for public and private workplaces in Virginia following Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s recent approval of permanent workplace safety and health standards.

The standards, which went into effect Jan. 27, are designed to keep workers safe and stem COVID-19’s spread and align closely with the emergency temporary rules adopted in July.

Among others, the permanent standards require all employees who interact with the public to wear masks and for workplaces to have a ready supply and access to hand sanitizer and regular sanitation of work spaces.

Businesses also must develop plans to prepare for and respond to instances of infectious disease and train employees in COVID-19 safety.

Additionally, the rules include guidelines for returning to work and communicating about employees who test positive and potential exposures. The Virginia Department of Labor and

Industry will enforce the standards. “While the end of this pandemic is finally in sight, the virus is still spreading, including several highly contagious variants,�

Gov. Northam said in a statement. “Now is not the time to let up on preventative measures,�

He lauded businesses that take the necessary steps to operate safely. “These standards will reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure and protect the health and safety of Virginia workers, consumers and communities as we move our Commonwealth forward together,� he said.

The new rules require businesses to make a report to the Virginia Department of Health if they have two or more positive COVID-19 cases among their employees.

The changes also eliminate a test-based, return-to-work requirement for employees.

Instead, the rules will be consistent with current guidelines issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that an employee can return to work after 10 days, with one day free of any coronavirus symptoms. Previously, the requirement was 10 days with three symptom-free days.

These new standards were welcomed

by the Virginia AFL-CIO as a needed step to protect the well-being of essential workers. “We are proud of Virginia’s bold leadership from the Virginia Health and Safety Board to the Governor’s Office, and to all the advocacy groups on protecting workers during the pandemic, but now, more importantly, protecting them once we triumph over COVID-19,� said Virginia AFL-CIO President Doris Crouse-Mays in a statement. “Finally, the voices of workers have not just been heard, but they have been listened to, acted upon and protected.�

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry will work to ensure a business follows safety requirements if the department receives a complaint. If there are multiple complaints, or if serious concerns are raised during fact-finding interviews, then the department will launch a formal investigation.

The department has received more than 13,000 complaints about workplace safety since the start of the pandemic, officials said. Of those, 100 complaints have led to full investigations, with 27 employers receiving citations.

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Separately, the school system’s civics program works with the Mayor’s Office to create the Mayor’s High School Voter Registration Challenge.

RPS offers people with access to computers its civics program offerings and broader social science curriculum at www. growhistoryrps.com.

While national developments have given civics education a new sense of importance, civics has been overshadowed in recent years by the focus on STEM studies—science, technology, engineering and math. During the past two decades, several studies show liberal arts programs have taken a back seat to STEM studies, as state legislatures across the country and many big funders have been anxious to bankroll specific programs and internships in STEM fields, along with business and management.

Civics got its chance for a rebound with the global protests in 2020 after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police, the national elections and the subsequent insurrection on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.

RPS was set to study the real-time developments in myriad ways.

Students “examined� the riot on Capitol Hill with a teacher-led “town hall meeting� about what happened and an open discussion. Separately, a civics education teacher led student and parent discussions about the history of civil unrest.

And late last month, students met with a local television news reporter via Zoom about defining and exploring “fake news.�

Mr. Isra-Ul said the virtual lessons have been an eye-opener for students. “Our students need to understand the rights and privileges in nations and cities around the world,� said Mr. Isra-Ul. “You can’t do that without knowledge of the world,� he said, emphasizing the refreshed significance of civics education.

In Charlottesville, the site of the ugly and tragic Unite the Right rally by white supremacists and neo-Nazis in August 2017, the Charlottesville Public Schools’ civics teachers got busy trying keep their curriculum fresh so they could help students and parents sort through the incidents there. Those lessons have continued this year, with the amount on the curriculum plate steadily rising, civics team teachers there said.

During the past year, Charlottesville civics teachers have used virtual learning platforms like Zoom to expand opportunities for students to interact with state and local elected leaders, including Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax, Charlottesville Delegate Sally L. Hudson, former 5th District Congressman Denver Riggleman, and Charlottesville City Council and School Board members. For the past few years, civics students also have taken trips to observe proceedings at the Charlottesville General District Court.

Civics students also visited with Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old paralegal who was killed during the Unite the Right rally when an avowed white supremacist drove his car into the crowd of counterprotesters on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. “The November elections and resulting insurrection on the Capitol reinforce the idea that our work is more important than ever,� said Nelly Minton, a teacher for 13 years and now division coordinator of social science and history studies for the Charlottesville school system. “It is critically important that students explore important questions, backed up with evidence from reputable primary and secondary sources, about power, agency, resistance, justice and equity so they can take action to create a more just and equitable society,� she said, echoing the thinking of her fellow civics teachers in Charlottesville.

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A Message from Senator Jennifer McClellan Virginia Must Become First State in the South With Voting Rights Act In 1901, my great-grandfather, Henry Da b

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In the 2013 case Shelby v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by invalidating a decades-old “coverage formula� naming jurisdictions that had to pass federal scrutiny under the Voting Rights Act, referred to as “preclearance,� in order to pass any new elections or voting laws. Those jurisdictions were selected based on having a history of discrimination in voting. The Court instructed Congress to come up with new criteria for coverage. It didn’t.

Predictably, several states passed new laws that made it harder for people of color, elderly people, and low-income households to vote or even register. And some have gutted or repealed laws that made it easier for those groups to register and vote. For many of the jurisdictions formerly under preclearance,

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We must now make these changes permanent. And we must do more.

This session, Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News) and I have introduced The Voting Rights Act of Virginia (HB 1890/SB 1395) to curb discriminatory voting procedures by requiring that any changes to local voting laws and regulations be advertised in advance, and be evaluated for their impact on Black, Indigenous, and communities of color. Under the act, each locality must give at least 45 days notice about changes and receive public comment for 30 days followed by a waiting period of 30 days in which any J

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Accountability We are over Chesterfield state Sen. Amanda Chase and her middle age Barbie twin, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.

Sen. Chase deserved to be censured last week by the Virginia Senate — and Rep. Greene needs to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives — because of their far right views espousing violence and sowing seeds of insurrection against the U.S. government.

Both would love nothing more than to have their misguided supporters bring a gun to a ballot box fight. But we know — especially from the long struggles of African-Americans in this nation — that violence isn’t the path to meaningful change or to getting what you want.

While both Sen. Chase and Rep. Greene claim to be patriots of the highest order, neither has embraced the results of the 2020 presidential election or reconciled themselves to the fact that their candidate lost in a fair and democratic process. For whatever twisted reasoning, they still believe former President Trump won and that the election was stolen or that fraud was committed somewhere among the 81.2 million votes that made Democrat Joe Biden the victor.

Sen. Chase, who like Rep. Greene, has cozied up to QAnon and its outrageous conspiracy theories, even publicly said that the former president should declare martial law, overturn the election results and stay in office.

Sen. Chase and Rep. Greene refuse to acknowledge that their candidate launched dozens of post-election legal challenges in courts around the country and lost. To be exact, the Trump campaign and Republican officials filed at least 42 lawsuits challenging the election results in six states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — and he has won none. He is still America’s biggest loser despite his own grandiose notions of self.

Still, the former president used the system set up by our Constitution to contest the legitimate outcome of a fair and free election and he lost. That apparently is of no importance to Sen. Chase and Rep. Greene, who simply need to sit down and shut up.

Instead, Sen. Chase appeared and spoke at the rally in Washington on Jan. 6 in which she, former President Trump and others sparked a mob to rush the U.S. Capitol with the stated intent to block the certification of Electoral College votes enabling Mr. Biden to become president.

In their own words caught on video, the violent mob was ready to kidnap, hang, and/or put a bullet through the heads of former Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other lawmakers they hate. Their insurrection at the U.S. Capitol led to the deaths of five people, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer who was beaten with a fire extinguisher.

Neither Sen. Chase nor Rep. Greene has apologized to their colleagues, to their constituents or, in Sen. Chase’s case, to the people of Virginia for continuing to push a false narrative about the election and for their roles in inciting the D.C. coup attempt against a duly elected government. They also have not denounced the white supremacists and anti-Semitic hate groups who sought violence at the Capitol.

Already alienated from the Republican Party, Sen. Chase has been censured by the state Senate, stripped of her sole committee assignment and lost all seniority built up since she took office in January 2016. That’s the first — and correct — step in dealing with her.

We applaud the 24 Virginia senators who voted to censure Sen. Chase. Three GOP senators — surprisingly clear-thinking in this instance — voted with their Democratic colleagues to censure her in a 24-9 vote. Those Republicans are Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment of James City County, Sen. Bryce Reeves of Spotsylvania and Sen. Jill Vogel of Fauquier.

The nine who voted against her censure were all Republicans.

Another six showed no backbone and didn’t cast a vote.

Until we all — Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green Party or no party — stand up against violence and those who aim to overthrow our government, our democracy will remain in peril.

These are not easy times. In fact, they are dangerous times. But we cannot let madmen and madwomen who cling to a harmful, racist and narrow vision of an America of the past destroy what we all profess to believe in — democracy.

Until Sen. Chase, Rep. Greene, former President Trump and others are held to account, our nation will never move forward unhampered and unencumbered.

Automatic restoration of felons’ voting rights We have long called for the voting rights of felons to be restored automatically once they have served their time.

Today, we renew our call for Virginia to drop the shackles of Jim Crow that continue to disenfranchise men and women who have completed their sentences and finished all supervised probation and parole.

This restriction wrongfully bars people from fully participating in the democratic process once they have done their time and returned to live, work and pay taxes alongside others Virginians.

Unless they jump through hoops to seek restoration of their rights from the governor, they continue to be punished by a loss of their civil rights. They cannot vote, cannot serve on a jury or run for and hold elective office.

This branding and banishment from full participation in society continues to fall disproportionately on Black and brown people who are locked up at a much higher rate than their white counterparts.

We believe once a felon has completed his or her time and finished all active supervision, he or she automatically should be allowed to vote.

It will take a change in the Virginia Constitution to make that happen, which won’t be easy. But we applaud Delegate Charniele Herring of Northern Virginia, a member of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus and the first woman and first African-American to become majority leader in the House of Delegates, for spearheading the effort toward change.

Until former Gov. Terry McAuliffe had the guts in 2016 to streamline the process and restore the constitutional rights of more than 173,000 Virginians, this state continued to labor under Constitutional provisions from 1902 that were designed to disenfranchise as many African-Americans as possible.

When Gov. McAuliffe acted, an estimated one in five AfricanAmericans in Virginia was unable to vote because of felony convictions. That’s 20 percent of the state’s Black population.

Virginia is one of just 11 states that permanently disenfranchises people with felonies unless the governor authorizes that restoration.

And while we don’t have figures, we expect that the automatic restoration of rights would impact thousands of Virginians.

We urge members of the General Assembly to adopt Delegate Herring’s House Joint Resolution 555 to allow automatic restoration of voting rights for felons.

To change the Constitution, the resolution must be passed by two consecutive legislative sessions and then approved by Virginia voters in a referendum.

Delegate Herring’s resolution starts that process.

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‘A lot left to be done’ February is Black History Month — and Black people just made a whole lot of history.

Joe Biden is our president and Donald Trump is not because Black organizers and voters decided that they would not be denied their right as American citizens to be heard at the ballot box.

Kamala Harris is our history-making vice president, a Black and Southeast Asian woman and the daughter of immigrants, thanks to the millions of Black people who encouraged family, friends and neighbors to vote.

The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are U.S. senators because Black people and their allies in Georgia turned out in November, and again in January, to signal a new day in the heart of the Old South.

All this makes me grateful that Black History Month comes in February. It encourages us to think about those who made these historic moments possible.

I’m thinking about the freedom fighters and voting rights activists — and the courageous ordinary people whose names don’t show up in history books, but who showed up to fight

against injustice. They often faced violence and brutality that was fueled by the racist power structure’s desire to maintain power at all costs.

Does that sound familiar?

Just a few weeks ago, we saw our democracy challenged by that same kind of poison. We watched a president incite

Ben Jealous his supporters to violence by denying the legitimacy of Black people’s votes.

The rage among Donald Trump’s followers was stoked by endless repetitions of the lie that so-called real Americans had re-elected him in a landslide, and that the election was stolen from them by corrupt big-city machines — read Black officials and voters — and their Communist allies.

Black History Month is a good time to remember that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the movement he led were also smeared as Communists out to destroy America.

And you don’t have to be a historian to have noticed the Confederate flags and the lynching noose brought to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by the mob that claimed they were taking back the election and the country.

In 2013, conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court gutted

the federal Voting Rights Act, which has long been considered the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Movement. Immediately, state legislators, especially in the old Confederate states, took advantage of the federal government’s forced retreat from justice. They passed all kinds of new restrictions on voting.

People in the civil rights and voting rights movements did not give up in despair after that devastating setback. They knew that every bit of progress is met with resistance, and the greater the progress, the greater the backlash.

Right wing politicians are already responding to Black voters’ turnout and the victories they made possible by preparing new plans to restrict voting. Some Pennsylvania Republicans who were supporters of voting by mail just a couple of years ago are now trying to end it. We must defeat these efforts.

As we welcome the BidenHarris administration and encourage them to govern boldly to advance equality, justice and opportunity, I think back to 2009 when Barack Obama made history as our first Black president. That year, I participated in a Story Corps conversation with my mother and grandmother about their own histories of civil rights

activism. My grandmother, who is still with us today at age 104, sent me off with a message that is just as true today: “There’s a lot left to be done.”

There are many ways to think about the stubborn resistance to the full inclusion of Black people in this country. Right now, I want to focus on this: The Civil Rights Movement’s victories were especially amazing given the intensity of the opposition. Our recent election wins are even more impressive when you consider that they were won in the face of powerful political forces working to make it harder for people to vote.

Our optimism and hope are grounded in our history of overcoming.

The writer, a former national president of the NAACP, is president of People for the American Way and People for the American Way Foundation.

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Celebrating the Black Family At the opening of Black History Month, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH, announces the 2021 Black History theme — “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.”

We invite you to explore with us the many meanings of this theme in the month of February and especially through our virtual Black H i s t o r y Month Festival at asalh. org. And not only then, but throughout the year.

No single word is more illustrative of our humanity, of who we are, than the word “family.” It stands at the heart of human relationships, representing the essence of ties that bind people together by blood, by race, by social affinity, by national heritage and by religious conviction.

We constitute, for example, parents and children, brothers and sisters and descendants of ancestors. We claim fictive kin in aunts, uncles and cousins not actually related to us by blood.

We cherish the sisterhood and brotherhood of our sororities and fraternal organizations.

People identify their national heritage with familial imagery, such as homeland, Motherland or Fatherland. And we form

the “household of faith” as “brothers” and “sisters” who look to the Fatherhood and Mother-heart of God. The history of the Black family is an integral part of our nation’s heritage. Black family traditions of foodways and the arts, of sports and music, to name just a few, have been a significant progenitor of American culture and identity.

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham The Black Family theme offers a window onto the African-American experience over the generations because family-oriented examples, stories, images and concepts have long inspired and mobilized African-Americans in individual and collective efforts of self-help and selfdetermination, as well as in their quest for racial equality and social justice.

Despite the negative, pathological images of Black families portrayed in 19th-century justifications for slavery and in 20th-century governmental policy reports, the march of time has proved that the Black family best represents the source of perseverance and resilience that brought AfricanAmericans through centuries of enslavement, Jim Crow laws and the glaring racial inequalities and dangers that continue to this day.

In the 21st century, ASALH celebrates African-American families in all their historic diversity, recognizing that our families comprise a mélange of identities. The Black family includes nuclear families, extended families, same-sex marriage and parented families and heterosexual parents of LGBTQ children.

Interracial marriage has created many Black families in today’s America, but the origins of the interracial heritage of our families, as genetically Black and white or Black and Native American, date back to centuries of enslavement.

Equally important, ASALH’s 2021 theme calls attention to a tapestry of other ethnic-heritage Black identities — Afro-Hispanic families and also Black family identities formed from immigrants who came to the United States from every part of Africa and its diaspora during the 20th century and particularly after the mid-1960s. The most notable examples are the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, of Kenyan and white ancestry, and the current vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, of Jamaican and Indian ancestry.

We are all the Black Family.

The writer is national president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, which is based in Washington.

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February 4-6, 2021 A9

Letters to the Editor

Samuel W. Tucker was a ‘giant among giants’ As we enter Black History Month, don’t forget Samuel W. Tucker. Mr. Tucker was a founding partner in the former Hill, Tucker and Marsh law firm in Richmond. He was an unsung civil rights attorney. His named law partners were the late Oliver W. Hill Sr., the presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, the late Harold M. Marsh Sr. and former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III. Mr. Tucker never attended law school. He read the law, studied for the state bar and was admitted in 1934. Mr. Tucker was a co-operating NAACP attorney and was the NAACP Lawyer of the Year in 1966. In 1967, Mr. Tucker had filed about 150 civil rights cases in state and federal courts. He was involved in state and U.S.

Supreme Court cases. One such case was Griffin v. Prince Edward County, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional the county’s decision to close local public schools for five years rather than integrate and to provide vouchers for students to attend private schools.

He was the mentor to many lawyers, including many who did not work for the firm. At least 10 attorneys who worked for the firm at one time or another later became judges.

Mr. Tucker was a soft-spoken, humble man. He turned into a different person when litigating and advocating for his clients. Mr. Tucker was a proud person who would rather die than compromise his integrity. His late wife, Julia, was always faithfully by his side. Â

Mr. Tucker spent more than 50 years fighting for equal justice under the law. He fought discrimination everywhere it reared its ugly head. Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder called Mr. Tucker a “giant among giants.�

Mr. Tucker was a major in the Army during World War II. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.  So, in honor of Mr. Tucker, “Let freedom ring,� to quote Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Let it ring from every state and every city.

From every village and every hamlet. Let freedom ring ...� TONNIE VILLINES South Boston

What has happened to the Black church?

Re “Fourth Baptist Church tumult raises concern among congregation,� Free Press Jan. 21-23 edition: I feel compelled to write this letter after reading about the turmoil going on at Fourth Baptist Church in Richmond. It appears that the pastor of this church wants to run a dictatorship, but he needs to realize that he was hired to be pastor of the church. He was not hired to be a dictator or an autocrat.

A wise woman said to me a few years ago that the church in the Black community has become a joke. Sometimes I find myself wondering if this is true because you never hear of this type of behavior from a pastor in a predominately white church.

The New Living Translation of the Bible, Deuteronomy 8:1819 states the following: “Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath. “But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods, worshipping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.�

Are we as a people really remembering and following God or following the pastor because of what he says from the pulpit?

The Black church used to be the beacon in the community, but it appears that has fallen by the wayside to pastors who are in

Expect the radical left to ‘start tearing down ‌ America’

Since Nov. 3, I have spoken to many people who voted for the Biden-Harris ticket. They told me they did so hoping a woman of color would be in the White House and/or because they personally hate Donald J. Trump.

When pressed for more, no one could tell me what Joe Biden or Kamala Harris stands for or their plans for America.Â

Let me tell you what I told these voters: President Biden does not have the physical strength or the mental acuity to perform the job of president. I would not be surprised if he resigns or is removed from office under the 25th Amendment by 2023. In any event, Vice President Harris will be in charge from day one. This means we are going to

Act to fix broken immigration system

see the radical left start tearing down traditional America so it can be replaced by a socialist and tyrannical government.   Two things have to happen simultaneously. Our current capitalist economy has to be destroyed and honest citizens must be disarmed. A socialist government cannot be implemented with an armed populace.

How will the economy be destroyed? Easy, by giving people things they have not earned, including but not limited to a guaranteed income without having to work, free college for everyone, free meals, rent subsidies and free drugs. If you are employed, you can expect your taxes to skyrocket. It won’t take long for our constitutional republic to collapse. Socialists call our current system of government

a democracy. Getting into wars, an open border policy and the emptying of prisons will add to the chaos.

The left is going to continue to do everything it can to erase the Second Amendment. Their goal is for only the military and the police to have firearms. That way, you will not be able to defend yourself against a tyrannical government and hostile mobs roaming the streets, assaulting people and invading homes. I urge you to buy a gun and learn how to use it. The sooner the better. I’ll close now with an old proverb that resembles the Biblical verse Jeremiah 5:21: “There are none so blind as those who will not see ‌â€?

ministry for the money instead of doing the work of the Lord.

In addition, trustees have to be vetted and approved by the Circuit Court of the locality where the church is located. Was that done in this particular case because a pastor alone cannot dismiss any certified and bonded trustee and replace them with whomever he wants, which are typically the yes people?

I did not read where the trustees were replaced, so that makes me wonder if a trustee board is in place. If I were a member of this church, I would question the legality of what the pastor did in regards to the trustee board.

Additionally, why was the finance committee dismissed?

My theory is that it was probably done so the pastor can control the finances and checkbook of the church. But that is not his role.

It is a shame that the Lord’s house is being made a mockery of with charlatans in the pulpit.

DEREK T. MOUNTFORD Dinwiddie

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Since August, I’ve been working and meeting with NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PETITION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY people in my congressional FOR APPROVAL OF ITS 2020 DSM UPDATE PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 5 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA offices to try and pass progresCASE NO. PUR-2020-00274 sive immigration legislation •Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominionâ€?) has applied for approval to implement new demand-side management (“DSMâ€?) programs, extend one DSM program, expand the eligibility requirethat will offer a pathway to ments for certain previously-approved DSM programs, and to revise its Riders C1A, C2A, C3A, and implement a new Rider C4A, by which Dominion recovers the costs of its DSM programs. citizenship for undocumented •Dominion requests a total of $78,119,830 for its 2021 Riders C1A, C2A, C3A and C4A. According to Dominion, this amount would decrease the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $0.10. immigrants. I am hoping that •A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on June 8, 2021, at 10 a.m. with this new administration, •Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. this goal will grow closer to becoming a reality.

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Super performances expected from Devin White and Tyrann Mathieu in Super Bowl LV If Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes are the rocket launchers for Super Bowl LV, then Devin White and Tyrann Mathieu represent the anti-aircraft.

Many anticipate an offensive explosion when Tampa Bay’s Brady and Kansas City’s Mahomes match powerful right arms Sunday, Feb. 7, in the Super Sunday game in Tampa.

Buccaneers linebacker White and Chiefs safety Mathieu hope to shoot down such notions.

The defensive stalwarts both hail from Louisiana State University and have become cornerstones in their teams’ drive to pro football’s ultimate showdown, the Super Bowl.

White was a non-stop jolt of energy in the Buccaneers’ playoff wins over the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers. No. 45 in pewter gear had 15 tackles plus a fumble recovery to thwart the Packers’ likely NFL Player of the Year quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The previous week, White was credited with 11 tackles and a pivotal interception off New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees.

“Cap’n Crunch,” as White is known, posted 140 tackles during the regular season with nine quarterback sacks. He’s also quick enough to cover fleet receivers.

The former first round draft choice made the NFL’s All-Rookie team in 2019 and the second-team All-Pro team this season.

While White won the Dick Butkus Award as the nation’s best linebacker at LSU, Mathieu captured the Chuck Bednarik Award as the land’s premier defensive player.

A Heisman finalist at LSU, Mathieu, the “Honey Badger,” made first-team All-Pro this season for the Chiefs. He previously was All-Pro in 2013 and 2015 with the Arizona Cardinals and 2019 with Kansas City.

Mathieu had 62 tackles and six interceptions this go-round in the regular season, lifting his career totals to 467 tackles and 23 picks. Known as a big-play artist, Mathieu’s interception of the Cleveland Browns’ Baker Mayfield in the divisional playoff led to the Chiefs’ 22-17 win over the Browns. He had 11 tackles in the wins over the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland in addition to patrolling the secondary like a hungry hawk.

White and Mathieu are difference makers capable of contending for MVP honors, perhaps stealing the spotlight from the handsome cover-boy quarterbacks.

The smart MVP money, however, is always on the quarterbacks.

In the previous 54 Super Bowls, quar-

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terbacks have been MVP on 30 occasions, followed by seven running backs and seven wide receivers. The last defensive player to win MVP was Denver linebacker Von Miller in 2016.

Brady has been MVP on a record four occasions, followed by Joe Montana with three and Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw with two apiece.

Mahomes is hoping to earn back-to-back MVPs for the first time since Starr did it for Green Bay in 1967 and 1968 and Pittsburgh’s Bradshaw in 1979 and 1980. Brady has never won it in consecutive years.

The Chiefs are seeking to become the first back-to-back Super Bowl champion since the New England Patriots in February 2004 and February 2005.

Tampa’s lone Super Bowl title came in January 2003 when the Buccaneers trounced the Oakland Raiders 48-21 in San Diego.

Tampa was coached by Jon Gruden with Brad Johnson at quarterback and Warren Sapp a dominant defender.

VCU’s Hason Ward challenging Ren Watson’s blocked shots record

Lorenza “Ren” Watson shrugs his shoulders as if to wrote the book at Virginia say, “So be it.”

Commonwealth University on “I’ve been waiting more than on blocking shots.

40 years for someone to break Now Hason Ward seems my record,” Watson said with intent on scripting a chapter a friendly chuckle. of his own.

Through VCU’s first 15 The long-stemmed, 6-foot-9 games, Ward was averaging 2.4 Watson blocked a Rams record blocks per game while logging of 391 shots in three seasons, just 17.7 minutes a night for from 1976 to 1979.

Coach Mike Rhoades.

The true total is significantly The sophomore was second higher. No shot-block stats were in the Atlantic-10 Conference recorded during his freshman behind George Mason Universeason in 1975-76. sity’s A.J. Wilson, Watson set the who was averaging one-season mark of 2.7 blocks in 23.5 135 block shots in minutes an outing.

1976-77 and the oneThe quick-offgame standard of 11 his-feet Ward, with in 1976 when the a 7-foot-4 wingspan, Rams played South may be a candidate Carolina State Unifor the A-10 Allversity.

Defensive team even Hason Ward “It’s not like I though he doesn’t practiced it or anything,” Wat- rank in the Top 100 in minutes son told the Free Press. “It just played. Mostly he comes off the came natural; part of playing bench with high energy to spell defense.” senior Corey Douglas — with 24 A distant second on VCU’s blocks — on the low post. rejections list is Larry Sanders As part of the Rams’ rewith 277 blocked shots, fol- vered “Bench Bunch,” Ward lowed by Mo Alie-Cox, 255; also averages 6 points and 4.6 L.F. Likcholitov, 207; and rebounds. He is hitting 60 perKendrick Warren, 193. cent from the floor, much of it Now it’s Ward’s turn to make from point-blank range, and 80 his mark at VCU sending shots percent at the foul line. into reverse.

“The Warden” had a seasonKnown as “The Warden” for best five blocks in the Rams’ his ability to lay down the law in 66-43 win on Jan. 23 against the paint, Ward is a 6-foot-9 na- defending A-10 champ Univertive of St. Thomas in Barbados. sity of Dayton.

He signed with VCU following There’s plenty of intimidation one season at Springfield Central — and sometimes embarrassHigh in Massachusetts, where ment — associated with facing he once blocked 22 shots in a shot blockers. Players tend to single game. adjust their shots or choose to “I’ve only seen bits and pass off or dribble away. pieces of VCU this year due to You don’t want to feel the the pandemic,” Watson said. “I wrath of “The Warden.” plan to watch a game and then Rams opponents were hitting the game’s called off.” just .398 from the floor after If someone is to ever chal- 15 games compared to .459 lenge his decades-old marks, for the Rams. the mild-mannered Watson Heading toward the 2019-20

VUU’s Joe Taylor to serve on College Football Playoff Selection Committee

Virginia Union University Athletic Director Joe Taylor has been appointed as one of five new members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

Joining him as new members on the committee are Mitch Barnhart, athletic director at the University of Kentucky; Boo Corrigan, athletic director at North Carolina State University; Chris Del Conte, athletic director Joe Taylor at the University of Texas; and Will Shields, former All-American player at the University of Nebraska.

The new members will begin serving a three-year term this spring. They replace five men whose terms had expired.

Taylor is vice president for intercollegiate athletics and community wellness at VUU, where he has served since 2013.

The native of Washington, D.C., posted a 233-96-4 record in head coaching stints at Howard, Virginia Union, Hampton University and Florida A&M University.

He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Black College Football Hall of Fame. He also is a former president of the American Football Coaches Association.

it, it only took him about two hours to drive to my house.

He came with Bernard Harris (former VCU center), with Bernard driving.”

For his 104game career with the Rams, Watson averaged 12.1 points and 11.0 rebounds, peaking at 15.5 points and 12.5 boards as a senior.

The Ren Watson basketball story didn’t end with his final game, an Ren Watson, No. 31 N.I.T. loss at Deseason, VCU had maximized its troit in 1979. Watson joined scholarship limit of 13, meaning the VCU Police Department no room for Ward. That changed following graduation and when Florida native Sean Mobley quickly ascended to the rank announced he was transferring of lieutenant.

Among his assignments was from VCU to the University of Central Florida. Mobley had sitting behind the visiting team started 23 of 30 games his sopho- in full police gear at Siegel Center games, making sure more season in 2018-19.

Ward also was pursued by no passionate Rams fan got the likes of Rutgers, University out of hand.

“I don’t remember anyone of Georgia and University of throwing anything. Most of the Massachusetts.

Watson was recruited to problems were with our band,” VCU by former Coach Chuck The Peppas, he said. “They’d Noe out of Buckingham High get on the other team’s coach School after leading the Knights pretty bad, saying things that to the 1976 Group A state title. weren’t appropriate. That’s The recruitment had a few twists something I’d try and stop.”

Funny how things work out. and turns.

“At first, I committed to As a player, Ren Watson did VCU but then I changed my everything he could to make life mind and told the JMU coach miserable on the opposition.

As an adult professional, he (Lou Campanelli) I was coming there,” Watson recalled. did all he could to make VCU’s “Once Coach Noe heard about visitors feel safe and at home.

Super Sunday Super Bowl LV, 55, is almost here. Details are below: Matchup: AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs (16-2) versus NFC champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14-5) Date: Sunday, Feb. 7 Time: 6:30 p.m. Game to be broadcast on CBS Place: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Previous matchup: On Nov. 29 in Tampa, the visiting Chiefs held on to defeat the Buccaneers 27-24.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes passed for 462 yards and three touchdowns, while the Buccaneers’ quarterback Tom Brady threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns. Tampa cut its deficit to three with 4:10 left but never got the ball back.

Legendary Coach John Chaney dies at 89 Retired Temple University basketball Coach John Chaney, who was among the most successful Black coaches in basketball history, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, following a short illness.

He was 89.

Coach Chaney was born in Jacksonville, Fla., and grew up in Philadelphia.

As a defensive-minded coach known for his high intensity, he posted a 225-59 mark from 1972 to 1982 at Cheyney State University near Philadelphia.

Moving to NCAA Division I, he then coached the Temple University Owls in Philadelphia to a 516-253 mark from 1982 to 2006, when he retired. He led Temple to five appearances in the NCAA Elite 8.

Coach Chaney’s combined 741 wins in 34 seasons is third highest among all Black coaches. Only Clarence “Big House” Gaines, with 828 wins in 47 seasons at Winston-Salem State University, and Jerry Johnson, with 821 wins in 47 seasons at LeMoyneOwen College in Memphis, have more victories.

Before getting into coaching, Coach Chaney played ball from 1951 to 1955 as an undergraduate at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla. Coach Chaney made at least one trip to Richmond as a coach. In 1977, his Cheyney State Wolves lost a buzzerbeater to Randolph-Macon College in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight at the former Arena.

The next season, Coach Chaney guided Cheyney State to the NCAA Division II championship.

Coach Chaney is a member of both the Naismith and College Basketball halls of fame.

Randolph-Macon in pursuit of national basketball championship

The pursuit of a national basketball championship is well underway just north of Richmond.

After a delayed start because of the pandemic, RandolphMacon College in Ashland is starting to live up to its preseason No. 1 billing.

Buzz Anthony Miles Mallory Lorenzo Woods Daquan Morris Will Paige In a season that started on Jan. 20, Coach Josh Merkel’s Yellow on the floor. The spring-loaded Beltsville, return next season, meaning the magic Jackets are 4-0, having outscored opponents Md., native averages 15 points and nine carpet ride in Ashland is far from over. by an average of 15 points per contest. rebounds and is an intimidating defender R-MC hopes to repeat as ODAC champ Before all the delays, Basketball Times near the hoop. and advance to this year’s NCAA Diviranked R-MC No. 1 in the NCAA DiviDavid Funderburg and Ian Robertson, sion III playoffs — realistically with an sion III. That was based on a 28-2 mark both 6 foot-7, complement Mallory in the undefeated record — in March. a year ago with some 80 percent of the front court.

The Ashlanders have come close before. team’s firepower returning, most notably Lorenzo Woods, a 5-foot-11 senior guard In 1977, Coach Hal Nunnally’s Yellow All-American guard Buzz Anthony. from Burlington, N.C., averaged nine points and Jackets fell to the University of TennesseeThe Yellow Jackets won the Old five assists, second on the team to Anthony.

Chattanooga 71-62 in the NCAA Division Dominion Athletic Conference regular Daquan Morris, a 6-foot junior from II finals in Springfield, Mass. season and tournament titles a year ago Philadelphia, and Will Paige, a 5-foot-8 Coach Nunnally was succeeded in 1999 and then tacked on two NCAA playoff freshman from Leesburg, have provided by Mike Rhoades, the current coach at victories before the air was let out of the much energy coming off the bench.

Virginia Commonwealth University. Coach ball because of the coronavirus.

Anthony averages 16.3 points, six assists Rhoades was succeeded by Nathan Davis, Anthony, a candidate for National Player and is hitting 50 percent from behind the the school’s first Black coach, who is now of the Year, has plenty of help, starting arc and is a dynamo all over the floor. coaching at Bucknell University. with 6-foot-5 sophomore power forward Because athletes are being granted a Coach Merkel served as Coach Davis’ Miles Mallory. “free year” for 2020-21 because of the assistant before becoming head coach six Mallory is anything but mild-mannered pandemic, Anthony would be eligible to seasons ago.

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Douglas Powell is many things — a poet, author and spoken word artist who performs under the alias Roscoe Burnems.

He is a National Poetry Slam champion, a former TEDx speaker, a husband, father and teacher who has contributed to a number of creative endeavors in Richmond.

And now, Mr. Powell has been selected to serve as the city’s first poet laureate.

In his new role, announced

by Richmond officials on Jan. 13 and running through 2023, Mr. Powell will lead easy-toaccess writing and performance workshops throughout Richmond, create art projects grounded in building literacy and speak at various city events.

Right now, Mr. Powell plans to hold a series of workshops focused on poetry as a tool for advocacy, agency and activism.

He also wants to revive “Poetry in the Park” once the weather warms up and create new programs centered around poetry as a performance art.

For Mr. Powell, the role of poet laureate is a chance to show Richmond youths the life-changing and world-changing power of poetry, as well as to renew interest in literacy and performance art in the city. Richmond, he says, has been a great inspiration and muse for his goals, as it has shaped his own endeavors and artistic career.

“Richmond has been an eclectic blend of obstacles and progressive thought,” Mr. Powell says. “It has been this buffet of cultures, clashes and continuous growth that has inspired me to be an agent of change through art.”

That change has manifested in a number of ways throughout Mr. Powell’s life and work, from donating his time with organizations such as the St. Joseph’s Villa Alternative Education Program,

Spotlight on Richmond’s first poet laureate ART 180 to the University of Richmond’s Partners in the Arts. It also has drawn him to lead poetry workshops at several Richmond middle and high schools and to found the Writer’s Den Art Collective in 2014.

Richmond’s influence on Mr. Powell’s poetry was discussed during his public debut as the city’s poet laureate during the Poe Museum’s virtual Birthday Bash last month celebrating Edgar Allan Poe’s 212th birthday.

Reflecting the realities of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, the new poet laureate similarly will host workshops and events online as he starts, but hopes to launch in-person programs throughout Richmond.

People can learn about upcoming events and programs on rvapoetlaureate.org or @ roscoeburnems on Instagram, he says.

“It is an honor to have my work and my contributions recognized by the city that made me who I am,” Mr. Powell says. “It is an opportunity to use poetry as a voice for this city to inspire hope, creativity and unity among all Richmonders.”

Meet Richmond’s newest creative force and this week’s Personality, Douglas “Roscoe Burnems” Powell: No. 1 honor: Richmond’s first poet laureate.

Date and place of birth: Born in Richmond’s South Side and raised in North Henrico.

Where I live now: North Chesterfield.

Occupation: Teaching artist.

Education: Graduated from Henrico High School and attended Virginia State University for about a year.

Family: I have a wife and two

children, a 14-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son.

What being named first poet laureate for Richmond means: It is an honor to have my work and my contributions recognized by the city that made me who I am. Being the first poet laureate is a position I hope to use to bring a renewed love of literary and performance art to Richmond.

It is an opportunity to use poetry as a voice for this city to inspire hope, creativity and unity among all Richmonders.

How I learned about the honor: I applied in October 2020 when the announcement about the program was made and was on pins and needles until I got the call in January that confirmed that I had been selected. I cried immediately! I was so excited and couldn’t wait to call my Mama — after telling my wife, of course.

How I was selected: I was selected by a committee of city

officials and literary organizations in Richmond.

Length of tenure: I will be the poet laureate from 2021 to 2023.

Role of poet laureate of Richmond: My tasks will be to conduct accessible writing and performance workshops throughout the city, create literary-based art projects and speak at commencements and other city events. On a personal note, I want to show youths that these things are attainable and poetry can be a lifechanging/world-changing art form.

How Richmond shapes my poetry: Richmond has been an eclectic blend of obstacles and progressive thought. It has been this buffet of cultures, clashes and continuous growth that has inspired me to be an agent of change through art.

How my role will engage our community: I plan to host a series of poetry workshops centered around using poetry as a form of advocacy, agency and activism. During the warmer months, I would like to revive “Poetry in the Park” and create programs centered around poetry as a performance art.

Poetry is: Poetry is healing, therapeutic, necessary and shifting. Poetry is a fluid art form that changes in its approach but has always been a symbol of the human experience.

First poem written and why: I do not remember the first poem I wrote, it was so long ago. My early writings started off very much about my experiences. I talked candidly about mental health, religion and relationships.

That was most important to me

at the time.

Who or what is the main inspiration behind my work: My inspirations have grown and shifted as I’ve journeyed in my career. Music drove me through much of my youth. Groups like OutKast and artists like Prince pushed me to take risks and be unapologetically honest in my writing. After that, a number of older poets and a lot of my contemporaries have inspired me to push my writing and tackle more subjects.

Themes covered in my poetry: My poetry has covered mental health and stigma in minority communities, education, religion, family, fatherhood, racial injustice, relationships and more.

How poetry can help people during difficult times: Poetry has been the most vulnerable form of storytelling over time. I think people need poetry now more than ever because we feel so divided as a country. I think through writing about our experiences, we can break the stigmatization of certain cultures, find common ground and, through that, work together to achieve real equity and equality in our society.

The poetry ofAmanda Gorman at inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: Her poem was powerful. I think she is wise well beyond her years.

Who I hope to inspire: I hope to inspire all, but I really cater to the young people. I think the rising generation of young adults has the ability to make this city better than it has ever been.

How I start the day: Slow! I start the day SLOW! Honestly, every day is different. I try to start the day with gratitude. Every day I wake up is a win. I won today

and I hope to win tomorrow.

A perfect day for me: A day of craziness with my wife and kids, then a night of performing in front of a crowd.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I love watching UFC fights. I watch them religiously and used to do MMA as a young adult.

A quote that I am inspired by: “We are just spirits doing human time” — Angelique Palmer and “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth” — Muhammad Ali. My friends describe me as: Sarcastic, funny, informed and selfless.

Best late-night snack: I love popcorn. Popcorn is my go-to.

Best thing my parents ever taught me: My father was completely absent. It was through his negligence that I learned the power of parenthood and vowed to be a good dad for my children. My mother worked until she couldn’t.

I get my work ethic from her.

Favorite poet and why: Artistically, a poet by the name of 13 of Nazareth has had the largest influence on me. His approach to writing and life changed my perspective on what poetry could be and finding peace in art and life.

Book that influenced me the most: Books like “The Secret”

by Rhonda Byrne, “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle and authors like Deepak Chopra, and Neale Donald Walsch.

What I’m reading now: I was able to see an early copy of “Also Dark” by Angelique Palmer. It is a vulnerable, grueling, passionate, coming-of-age collection of poetry.

Next goal: I want to further the knowledge and passion of poetry slams and performance poetry as a whole.

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Happenings Black History Month events Complied by Ronald E. Carrington

A variety of events are planned in and around Richmond for Black History Month.

The annual observance originated as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Negro History Weekâ&#x20AC;? in 1926 with Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a Virginia native, and the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, which Dr. Woodson helped to found.

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Some of the monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events include: â&#x20AC;˘Saturday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m., â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Story of a Sharecropperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life.â&#x20AC;? Matoaca author James McKnight shares his book that recounts the life and experiences of his grandfather, William Holliday, a sharecropper in South Carolina who lived to age 112. Sponsored by Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia and Chesterfield Department of Parks and Recreation. Free.

Limited seating, with COVID-19 protocols in place. Chesterfield County Museum, 6813 Mimms Loop on the Historic Courthouse Green along Route 10/Ironbridge Road in Chesterfield.

Free. Details and to reserve a seat: Bryan Truzzie at museum, (804)751-4946. â&#x20AC;˘Saturday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m., Dance Theatre of Harlem presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Passage,â&#x20AC;? a full-length online premiere of Claudia Schreierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballet. Sponsored by the Virginia Arts Festival. Artist Derek Brockington also shares his experience performing the ballet. Watch on YouTube or Facebook. Details: vafest.org. â&#x20AC;˘Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Open Studio featuring artist Jowarnise Caston and musician Calvin Presents. Sponsored by ART180 and Dream for Purpose. Part of ART 180â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Is 365â&#x20AC;? programming. The artist will lead attendees in a painting project. No experience necessary. Registration required.

Materials provided to a limited number who sign up. Details: https://art180.formstack.com/forms/ art_180_february_open_studio_black_is_365 or (804) 233-4180. â&#x20AC;˘Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7 to 8 p.m., Book Launch of University of Richmond President Ronald Crutcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memoir, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Had No Idea You Were Black: Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership.â&#x20AC;? Virtual talk by Dr. Crutcher sponsored by Clyde Hill Publishing and co-hosted

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Free, virtual program. Zoom registration required. Second of four Read-In days. Details: vmfa.museum or (804) 340-1400. â&#x20AC;˘Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 to 11:30 a.m., University of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Descendant Outreach Program: Louisa County Connections presented

by Dr. Shelley Murphy. Program discusses some of the Louisa County enslaved laborers who were rented out to help build U.Va. Sponsored by the Louisa County Historical Society. Free. Registration required at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ tZApdOqsrD8qH9ylNboxZrh4xwWIv3Ng_ Zk8. â&#x20AC;˘Monday, Feb. 15, 6 p.m., â&#x20AC;&#x153;The True Status of Descendants of Enslaved Afrikans in America: A Lemonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legacies Porch Talk.â&#x20AC;?

Attorney Jaaye Person-Lynn talks about the historical status of the enslaved population in the United States and their descendants under the law. Sponsored by The Lemon Project at the College of William & Mary in conjunction with the Williamsburg Regional Library. Details and registration: https://events.wm.edu/event/view/ lemonproject/120708 â&#x20AC;˘Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:30 to 8 p.m., â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Celebration of Black History Featuring Victoria Eady Butler,â&#x20AC;? sponsored by the Cavalier Chapter of the American Business Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association.

Virtual talk by Victoria Eady Butler, the greatgreat-granddaughter of Nearest Green, the first African-American master distiller on record and mentor to Jack Daniels. Registration required. www.eventbrite.com (Cavalier ABWA-Celebrate Black History) Details: Sylvia at (804) 3873702. â&#x20AC;˘Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m., â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reality Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning from the Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Standpoint,â&#x20AC;? a Zoom keynote address by best-selling author Dr. Chris Emdin, associate professor of science education at Columbia Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teachers College. Author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood and the Rest of Yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all Too.â&#x20AC;? Sponsored by the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the RTR Teacher Residency program. Register at bit.ly/RTRkeynote.

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Happenings Legend of screen and television Cicely Tyson dies at 96 Free Press wire report

NEW YORK Actress Cicely Tyson, whose legendary roles portraying the history and humanity of Black people won awards and touched hearts, has died.

The pioneering actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as a sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and is remembered for her starring role in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

She was 96.

Her memoir, “Just As I Am,” was released two days before her death and shot to the top of Amazon’s best-seller list. It traces her roots growing up in Harlem and being raised in the church to becoming a successful model and actress despite racial and personal trauma and her tumultuous, seven-year marriage to jazz legend Miles Davis.

Former President Barack Obama and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, paid tribute to Ms. Tyson and her “extraordinary career” on social media.

“At a time when parts for actors who looked like her weren’t easy to come by, she refused to take on roles that reduced Black women to their gender or their race,” the former president wrote.

“Sometimes, that meant she would go years without work. But she took pride in knowing that whenever her face was on camera, she would be playing a character who was a human being — flawed but resilient; perfect not despite but because of their imperfections.”

President Obama awarded Ms. Tyson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

A onetime model, Ms. Tyson began her screen career with bit parts but gained fame in the early 1970s when Black women were finally starting to get starring roles. She refused to take parts simply for the paycheck.

In addition to her Oscar nomination, she won two Emmys for playing the 110-year-old former enslaved woman in the 1974 television drama “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.”

A new generation of moviegoers was introduced to her in the 2011 hit “The Help.”

In 2018, she was awarded an honorary Oscar at the annual Governors Awards.

Film and television critics talked about her “regal air,” as well as her power and range as an actor.

The film “Sounder,” based on the William H. Armstrong novel, confirmed her stardom in 1972. Ms. Tyson was cast as the Depression-era loving wife of a sharecropper, played by Paul Winfield, who is confined in jail for stealing a piece of meat for his family. She is forced to care for their children and their crops.

Her performance evoked rave reviews, and she won an Academy Award nomination as best actress.

In 2013 at the age of 88, Ms. Tyson won a Tony Award for best leading actress in a play for the revival of Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful.” It was her first time back on Broadway in three decades and she refused to turn meekly away when the teleprompter told to finish her acceptance speech. “ ‘Please wrap it up,’ it says. Well, that’s exactly what you

Ms. Tyson

did with me: You wrapped me up in your arms after 30 years,” she told the crowd. She had prepared no speech. “I think it’s presumptuous,” she told the AP later. “I burned up half my time wondering what I was going to say.”

She reprised her winning role in the play for a Lifetime Television movie, which was screened at the White House. She returned to Broadway in 2015 opposite James Earl Jones for a revival of “The Gin Game.”

In the 1974 television drama “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” based on a novel by Ernest J. Gaines, Ms. Tyson is seen aging from a young woman in slavery to a 110-year-old who campaigned for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

In the touching climax, she laboriously walks up to a “whitesonly” water fountain and takes a drink as white police officers watch her.

“It’s important that they see and hear history from Miss Jane’s point of view,” Ms. Tyson told The New York Times. “And I think they will be more ready to accept it from her than from someone younger.”

At the Emmy Awards, “Pittman” won multiple awards, including two honors for Ms. Tyson, best lead actress in a drama and best actress in a special.

Ms. Tyson made her movie debut in the late 1950s with small roles in such films as “Odds Against Tomorrow,” “The Last Angry Man,” and “The Comedians.” She played the romantic interest to Sammy Davis Jr.’s jazz musician in “A Man Called Adam.”

She gained wider notice with a recurring role in the 1963

drama series “East Side, West Side,” which starred George C. Scott as a social worker. Ms. Tyson played his secretary, making her the first Black woman to have a continuing role in a dramatic television series.

She also appeared on Broadway in the 1960s in “The Cool World,” “Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright” and other plays. OffBroadway, she appeared with such future stars as Maya Angelou, Godfrey Cambridge and James Earl Jones in a 1961 production of French playwright Jean Genet’s “The Blacks.”

She won a Drama Desk award in 1962 for a role in the offBroadway “Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.”

After her “Sounder” and “Miss Jane Pittman” successes, Ms. Tyson continued to seek TV roles that had messages, and she succeeded with “Roots,” the 1977 miniseries that became one of the biggest events in TV history, she played Binta, mother of the protagonist, Kunta Kinte, played by LeVar Burton, and “King” (about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) and “The Rosa Parks Story.” She was nominated for Emmy Awards for “Roots,” “King,” “The Marva Collins Story,” “Sweet Justice” and “A Lesson Before Dying.”

She won a supporting actress Emmy in 1994 for “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.” She complained to an interviewer: “We Black actresses have played so many prostitutes and drug addicts and house maids, always negative. I won’t play that kind of characterless role any more, even if I have to go back to starving.”

She continued with such films as “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “The Grass Harp” and Tyler Perry’s “Diary of a Mad Black Woman.”

In recent years, she was part of a panel discussion for “Cherish the Day,” an eight-episode OWN anthology series created and produced by Ava DuVernay. She played the mother of Viola Davis’ character on “How to Get Away with Murder.”

Ms. Tyson’s parents moved from the island of Nevis in the Caribbean to New York, where she was born in 1924, the youngest of three children. When her parents separated, her mother went on welfare. At 9, Ms. Tyson sold shopping bags on the streets of East Harlem.

When she graduated from high school, she found work as a secretary at the Red Cross. Her striking looks prompted friends to advise her to take up modeling and that led to acting schools, theater, movies and television.

“My mother told me I could no longer live in her house because I was determined to be an actress,” she told an interviewer in 1990. “I said ‘OK,’ and I moved out.”

Ms. Tyson was never hard to spot. She tried to say no to wearing a terrifically large hat to Aretha Franklin’s 2018 funeral, only to be overruled by her designer. The hat would become a viral highlight.

“I never thought in my career that I would be upstaged by a hat! And I did not want to wear it,” Ms. Tyson said later. “I said, ‘I can’t wear that hat, I will be blocking the view of the people behind me. They won’t be able to see and they’ll call me all kinds of names.’ He just looked at me and said, ‘Put the hat on.’ ” She came around, telling the AP she thought of the hat as homage to Ms. Franklin’s appearance at President Obama’s inauguration.

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Faith leaders issue BHM book challenge to Richmond area residents

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Challenge to Richmond area residents: Spend February reading award-winning journalist Isabel Wilkersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widely praised book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,â&#x20AC;? then participate in a Zoom discussion of the book 7 p.m. Monday, March 1.

This Black History Month challenge is coming from two well-known figures in Richmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faith community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the senior pastor of First Baptist Church on Monument Avenue, Dr. James G. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimâ&#x20AC;? Somerville, and Christian musician David M. Bailey, founder and executive director of the Richmond-based racial reconciliation nonprofit Arrabon.

This is the pairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth annual reading challenge, and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice, an Oprah Book Club selection, is described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;an instant classicâ&#x20AC;? and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;must read.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meatyâ&#x20AC;? is the description that Dr. Somerville uses for Ms. Wilkersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book that was published in August and already is being touted for literary awards.

He said he came across it while reading a wide range of books and watching documentaries to learn more about the underpinnings of the uproar over racial justice.

The title is drawn from Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caste system and explores how America has created its own caste system, despite the expressions of equality in the Declaration of Independence.

As one reviewer noted, Ms. Wilkersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is â&#x20AC;&#x153;about how

brutal misperceptions about race have disfigured the American experimentâ&#x20AC;? while also taking a hard look at the class system that is part and parcel of America as well.

Ms. Wilkerson won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1994 as a reporter for the New York Times. She also won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2010 for her nonfiction book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Great Migration,â&#x20AC;? which tells the story of the exodus of almost 6 million AfricanAmericans out of the South to the Northeast, Midwest and West from 1915 to 1970.

Ms. Wilkerson, who is African-American, writes that racial differences and caste differences â&#x20AC;&#x153;can and do coexist in the same culture and serve to reinforce each other. Race, in the United States, is the visible agent of the unseen force of caste. Caste is the bones, race the skin.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance,â&#x20AC;? she continues.

Her book makes comparisons between Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment of its untouchables, or Dalits, Nazi Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment of Jews and Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment of African-Americans, noting

that each country â&#x20AC;&#x153;relied on stigmatizing those deemed inferior to justify the dehumanization necessary to keep the lowest-ranked people at the bottom.â&#x20AC;?

Support for the caste system is so ingrained, she wrote, many in this country â&#x20AC;&#x153;are willing to accept short-term discomfort, forgo health insurance, risk contamination of the water and air and even die to protect their long-term interest in the hierarchy as they had known it.â&#x20AC;?

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Roxie Raines Kornegay Allison, whose activism led to diversity on state boards and commissions, dies at 83

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Roxie Raines Kornegay Allison championed Black inclusion in government and public contracting while also opening her heart and her home to children and adults who needed a helping hand.

Politically engaged and never shy about voicing her opinions, Mrs. Allison was described by one of her friends as a “spitfire of a woman who constantly uplifted others.”

Mrs. Allison led the Virginia Council on Human Rights for eight years and organized the Virginians for Black Inclusion in Government, or VBIG, to push for more appointments of African-Americans to state boards and commissions.

During her multifaceted life, she also founded and ran a construction company for a few years in Indiana, taught dance and health classes at universities in Hampton and Buffalo, N.Y., operated a Richmond restaurant and was active in her church and in community affairs, including the Richmond Crusade for Voters.

“In politics, she was an advocate for the Black community, but she also had a kind heart. She was always trying to help someone.

She mentored young people who were going astray and helped others who needed a hand,”’ said her longtime friend, Bernice Travers, who like Mrs. Allison, is a former president of the Richmond Crusade for Voters.

Phyl Charity, whom Mrs. Allison raised as a surrogate mother and grandmother, described her as “the strongest, most forward-thinking

woman I’ve ever known.” were members of her extended Mrs. Allison’s contributions family. Others were people she to individuals and community had come to know and wanted betterment are being remembered to help, he said. following her death on Thursday, Disliking the heavy winter Jan. 28, 2021. Ms. Travers said snows of Upper New York, Mrs. Mrs. Allison died at an area Allison returned to Hampton hospital of complications from to teach and then moved to COVID-19. She was 83.

Richmond to work as an Equal A memorial service will be Employment Opportunity analyst held at a later date. for the Virginia Department of Mrs. Allison Born in Raleigh, N.C., Mrs. Transportation.

Allison grew up in Richmond and graduated Meanwhile, she also was involved in helping from Armstrong High School. She earned her her brothers operate the former family business, bachelor’s from Virginia State University in Glenn’s Tavern on Chamberlayne Avenue. She health and physical education and later earned also was active in Richmond politics, serving a master’s degree in education from Hampton two years as president of the Richmond Crusade University, where she taught dance and health for Voters. classes for some years.

When Republican George Allen was elected After a brief first marriage, Mrs. Allison governor in November 1993, Mrs. Allison was made her way to Indianapolis, where she started among a group of Black women who met with a construction company and also sought to him to lobby for greater Black inclusion in organize Black contractors to push for greater government. One result was her appointment inclusion in the developments the city govern- to lead the Virginia Council on Human Rights, ment was building. which she sought to strengthen as an investigaShe later went to Illinois to work for West- tive body in cases of discrimination. Becoming clox, then took a position teaching dance at the a Republican, she led the agency through the University of Buffalo, said Mr. Charity, who administrations of Gov. Allen and his successor, traveled with her along with his mother and Gov. Jim Gilmore. another surrogate son, Christian Mitchell.

During her tenure, she organized VBIG, In every place they lived, Mr. Charity said, co-founded the Virginia African-American she was always bringing people home who Coalition and co-founded the Black Leaders needed help or a place to stay while they went Roundtable. to school. “At least 50 different people stayed U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who was a neighbor of with us through the years,” he said. Some Mrs. Allison for nearly 30 years in Laburnum

Sheila K. Mandt, fundraising consultant and wife of former Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, succumbs at 55

Black clergy offer churches as COVID-19 vaccination sites

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Sheila Kavanagh Mandt, wife and political adviser to former 3rd District City Councilman Chris A. Hilbert and a fundraising guru for nonprofits, has died.

Described by one of Mr. Hilbert’s colleagues as the “shadow 10th member” of the City Council during Mr. Hilbert’s 16 years of service, Ms. Mandt, who already was in fragile health, succumbed to COVID-19 in a local hospital on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, Mr. Hilbert said. She was 55.

Mr. Hilbert said he plans to hold a memorial celebration of her life at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Downtown on Wednesday, Nov. 3, on what would have been her 56th birthday and at a time he said the pandemic hopefully will allow larger gatherings.

The former councilman, who stepped down when his term expired on Dec. 31, said that he counted on his wife’s counsel and constant support in serving the district. Ms. Mandt, he said, pushed him to make his first bid for office in 2004. He said he was fuming over crime levels after a neighbor was attacked and injured in his own yard.

Ms. Mandt Mr. Hilbert recalled his wife telling him, “Well you can stew about it or you can do something about it,” so he entered the council race. He upset the incumbent and won the seat.

Ms. Mandt was a role model for turning lemons into lemonade, Mr. Hilbert said. A domestic abuse survivor, she devoted much of her working life to advocating for and raising money for victims’ rights groups.

One of her signature projects was a collaboration with 68 Virginia domestic violence shelters and programs that generated a huge quilt made up of handsewn squares containing messages of strength and unity created by abuse survivors. She also enlisted actress Sissy Spacek and then-state Attorney General Jerry Kilgore as honorary chairs of the project. Unveiled in 2009 at the Library of Virginia, the finished quilt measured 150 feet long and 10 feet wide.

Mr. Hilbert said the quilt, which “started as a simple idea,” transformed into a symbol of the qualities that Ms. Mandt exemplified, “strength and self-reliance.” A portion of the quilt, he said, remains on permanent display in the lobby of the attorney general’s office in Downtown.

Mr. Hilbert said he met the New York native at St. Alban’s Church in Washington while attending an Episcopal conference.

At the time, Ms. Mandt was working for the nonprofit anti-hunger advocacy group Bread for the World.

“I got lost in her blue eyes,” Mr. Hilbert said.

They married in 1996.

Along with supporting her husband in politics, Ms. Mandt continued her own career. For a time, she served as a coordinator of volunteers for the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg and directed fundraising for Family Lifeline and for the Salvation Army. For several years, she commuted to New York to work with the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation, whose mission is to end domestic violence.

Before her health failed, Ms. Mandt also operated her own fundraising consulting firm and worked with such nonprofit clients as the Comfort Zone Camp for children and youths grieving a loss and the Diversity Thrift initiative that supports LGBTQ advocacy and programs.

Mr. Hilbert said those who knew his wife described her as being on a mission to help people.

Her passion for helping others, he said, “was matched by her love for entertaining. Sheila was the ultimate hostess” and enjoyed welcoming people to their home.

Along with her husband, survivors include her brothers, Neil Mandt and Michael Mandt.

The family requests memorial contributions be made in her honor to the Richmond SPCA, 2519 Hermitage Road, Richmond, Va. 23220 or online at richmondspca.org.

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Park on North Side, extolled her as a “pioneering political and civil rights activist in Richmond.”

He also described her as the matriarch of the neighborhood and credited her for playing a big part in winning recent Richmond City Council support to change the name of their street from Confederate Avenue to Laburnum Park Boulevard.

Mrs. Allison later helped her brother, Glenn G. Raines Sr., win the contract managing the city’s golf driving range on School Street. When another brother died, Ulysses Raines, proprietor of Glenn’s Tavern, she took over, but was unable to keep the decades-old business afloat.

Still a passionate political observer, she cut ties with the Republican Party after it grew more conservative. She became tartly critical after watching party members seek to tank President Barack Obama’s health care initiative.

Mrs. Allison was an active member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School classes and served on various church committees, including those for the building fund, voter registration and community empowerment.

Mrs. Allison was predeceased by her second husband, Fletcher Allison.

While she never had children of her own, her survivors include those who considered her their mother and whom she helped raise, Mr. Charity, Mr. Mitchell, Marc Anthony Heathcock and Emerald Rutherford; five stepchildren, Justin Allison, Kirk Allison, Michael Lancaster, Kevin Lancaster and Stefany Allison; and her brother, Glenn G. Raines Sr.

After more than 1,100 people received the coronavirus vaccine in the fellowship hall of a Black church in Oklahoma City, its pastor credited trust and teamwork for the accomplishment.

Organizers fell just 16 arms short of their goal as Senior Pastor Derrick Scobey, the leader of Ebenezer Baptist Church, worked to make sure they could inoculate as many people as possible in the Black community where his church is located — even when they had some no-shows.

“We plugged in another 40 or so people that did not have appointments,” said Pastor Scobey, who added that he was “ecstatic” about the outcome of the vaccination “pod” at his church hall on Jan. 26.

“We got on the phone, texted and called pastors around the city probably the last hour of the day and just said, ‘If you do have anyone else 65 and older, send me their name and their age and tell them to come now.’ ” Across the country, Black faith leaders and other clergy of color are engaging in educational forums, videotaping themselves getting vaccinated and offering their church properties for vaccine distribution. Their efforts are underlined by research showing that people of color in the United States have died of COVID-19 at disproportionately higher rates than white Americans.

Pastor Scobey, whose church is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention of America, said the operation at his church came together in a matter of weeks, starting with a text from an executive of Integris Health, an Oklahoma City-based hospital network, and continued with cooperation from the Oklahoma City-County

Health Department. Shots of the PfizerBioNTech vaccine were administered in the fellowship hall — after an early morning visit from the governor and the mayor — and the church’s classrooms became temporary offices for the health care workers.

So many people participated that the Church of the Living God next door offered space for the hundred or so volunteers to eat a lunch provided by a local insurance agency.

Efforts similar to the one in Oklahoma City are being offered by a range of religious groups across the country, including a recent joint proposal by leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals and the Orthodox Union, a Jewish organization.

But faith leaders have expressed particular concern about equitable vaccine distribution as Black and Latino Americans have been disproportionally sickened by COVID-19. They also have sought medical experts’ advice in online forums about how to conquer hesitation and fears among their congregants. The specter of the U.S. government’s past medical mistreatment and experimentation on African-American patients, including during the decades-long Tuskegee syphilis study, have played a role in some worshippers expressing doubt about getting the vaccine.

Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, the leader of African Methodist Episcopal churches in Florida, said two A.M.E. churches, one in Tallahassee and another in Fort Lauderdale, were vaccination sites on Jan. 10. Between the two, he estimated that more than 1,000 people were vaccinated, the majority of them Black recipients.

A few days before, Bishop Richardson got vaccinated and announced it on Facebook, saying, “The vaccine, I believe, is the answer to prayer.

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Bishop Richardson said he and his wife, a nurse practitioner, hoped publicizing their receipt of the Moderna vaccine would inspire others to take similar action.

“A lot of people in our community, we’re just distrusting of the process, distrusting of the government, distrusting of the vaccine, relating all the way back to Tuskegee; that’s a real matter in our community,” he said. “And the Tuskegee experiment didn’t really come to an end until the early ’70s. It hasn’t been that long ago.”

A week before President Joe Biden took office, U.S. Surgeon Generalnominee Vivek Murthy spoke in an online conversation with clergy of color to dispel misinformation about the vaccine and strategize about providing access in harder-to-reach areas, such as communities with many immigrants and places that are “pharmacy deserts.”

Dr. Murthy acknowledged a “deep mistrust that has been sown over time partly as a result of a long standing and deeper racism that many of us have seen in our own lives and experience. It has infiltrated medical research and led to the Tuskegee experiments, which many know, but others as well in the medical system and in the country at large.”

He said it’s time to confront that history and sought faith leaders’ assistance in rebuilding trust.

“Who knows our community more than we do, and who does our community trust more than anyone?” Pastor Scobey said, adding that he is ready to recommend another Black pastor in his area whose church could serve as a future vaccination pod.

“There’s going to be a remnant of pastors that the people trust. Those are the people you have to tap into.”

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2021-016 To authorize the special use of the property known as 321 West Grace Street for the purpose of a mixeduse building containing up to 16 stories and up to 177 dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a B-4 Central Business District. The Richmond 300 Master Plan designates the property for Downtown Mixed-Use land use. This designation is described as the central business district of the Richmond region features highdensity development with office buildings, residential buildings, and a mix of complementary uses, including regional destinations in a highly-walkable urban environment. The maximum density of the proposal is approximately 370 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2021-017 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 2525 Belt Boulevard, 2613 Belt Boulevard, and 2701 Belt Boulevard for the purpose of up to 36 single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The properties are situated in an R-4 Single-Family Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for t h e Wa r w i c k R o a d properties as Residential.

Primary uses include single‑family houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space.

Secondary uses include duplexes and small multi‑family buildings (typically 3‑10 units), institutional, and cultural.

Residential density of 2 to 10 housing units per acre. The density of the proposed development is approximately 6 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2021-018 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 5300 Rear Hull Street Road, 5311 Warwick Road, 5315 Warwick Road, and 5323 Warwick Road for the purpose of up to 65 single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The properties are situated in an R-4 Single-Family Residential District and R-48 Multifamily Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the Warwick Road properties as Residential. Primary uses include single‑family houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space. Secondary uses include duplexes and small multi‑family buildings (typically 3‑10 units), institutional, and cultural. Residential density of 2 to 10 housing units per acre. The Plan designates a future land use for the 5300 Rear Hull Street property as Corridor Mixed‑Use. Corridor Mixed‑Use is found along major commercial corridors and envisioned to provide for medium‑ to medium‑high‑density, pedestrian and transit‑oriented development. Primary uses include retail/ office/personal service, multi‑family residential, cultural, and open space. Secondary uses include Single‑family houses, institutional, and government. The density of the proposed development is approximately 9 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2021-019 To rezone the property known as 470 Tredegar Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the DCC Downtown Civic and Cultural District. The Richmond 300 Master Plan designates this property for institutional land use. Such areas are described as public and quasi-public entities, such as local, state, and federal government, hospitals, universities, schools, and religions institutions.

The meetings will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2020-232, adopted December 14, 2020. The meetings will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than Continued on next column

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a quorum of Richmond City Planning Commission members and Richmond City Council will assemble in City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

The meetings will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. a s p x . To w a t c h a meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the February 22, 2021 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar.

Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the February 22, 2021 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ r i c h m o n d g o v. c o m i n lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 22, 2021, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at https://www.rva.gov/ office-city-clerk.

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Case No.: CL20004698-00 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, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 18th day of March, 2021at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

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

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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 8th day of March, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

that said owners, MARIA RIDDICK, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, VERNELL MCCALL, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, THELMA JAMES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CLAIBORNE JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and PETE JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 CAROLYN R. HARRIS, MARIA RIDDICK, upon information and belief deceased or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, VERNELL MCCALL, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, THELMA JAMES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CLAIBORNE JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, PETE JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before april 15, 2021 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 804-646-7949

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 STEVEN RANDALL, REGISTERED AGENT FOR RVFM 8 LLC, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

L. EDWARDS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, MARY T. WILLIAMS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DELORES LOWRY, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, K AT I E TAY L O R , u p o n information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, WILLIE TAYLOR, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HENRY TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, PEGGIE TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and ULYSSES TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 J A N E L . E D WA R D S , MARY T. WILLIAMS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DELORES LOWRY, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, K AT I E TAY L O R , u p o n information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, WILLIE TAYLOR, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HENRY TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, PEGGIE TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ULYSSES TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 1710 Spotsylvania Street, Tax Map Number E012-0333/009, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James Henry Roots, III, upon information and belief deceased, Charmaine Roots Castillo, Arthur Logan Roots, Desiree Roots Centeio and Brandon Joseph Roots.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES HENRY ROOTS, III, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, CHARMAINE ROOTS CASTILLO, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, ARTHUR LOGAN ROOTS, DESIREE ROOTS CENTEIO, and BRANDON JOSEPH ROOTS, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and has/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 JAMES HENRY ROOTS, III, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CHARMAINE ROOTS CASTILLO, ARTHUR LOGAN ROOTS, DESIREE ROOTS CENTEIO, BRANDON JOSEPH ROOTS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

EVANS LEE CLARK, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, STELLA L. CLARK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and EVANS LEE CLARK, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, BARBARA ANN CLARK, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally 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 EVANS LEE CLARK, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, STELLA L. CLARK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EVANS LEE CLARK, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, BARBARA ANN CLARK, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DERECK ROGERS, Plaintiff v.

HELENA ROGERS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20005643-00 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 2nd day of March, 2021at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 ,

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VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JA-MOD GARDLEY-CEPHAS RDSS v.

ALEXANDER CEPHAS File No. JJ077702-09-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“TPR”) of Alexander Cephas (Father) of Ja-Mod Gardley-Cephas DOB 09/07/2007, child.

“TPR” 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 Alexander Cephas to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 3/30/2021, at 9:00 AM, Courtroom #2.

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JA-MOD GARDLEY-CEPHAS RDSS v.

UNKNOWN FATHER File No. JJ077702-12-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“TPR”) of the Unknown Father (Father) of Ja-Mod Gardley-Cephas DOB 09/07/2007, child.

“TPR” 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 Unknown Father to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 3/30/2021, at 9:00 AM, Courtroom #2.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BEVERLY CLARKE, Plaintiff v.

MICHAEL CLARKE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003983-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

CAROLYN R. HARRIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-6002 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2012 Maplewood Avenue, Tax Map Number W0000892/022, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Maria Riddick, Vernell McCall, Thelma James, Claiborne Johnson, and Pete Johnson, all upon information and belief deceased, and Carolyn R. Harris.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CAROLYN R. HARRIS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action;

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

JONATHAN A. WALKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4843 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 118 East Roanoke Street, Tax Map Number S004-3278/048, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Jonathan A. Walker.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JONATHAN A. WALKER, who has been served by posting at both 118 East Roanoke Street, Richmond, Virginia 23224, and 502 Salvia Road, Newtown, Virginia 23126, and by mailing a copy of the complaint to both of the above addresses, has not been personally 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 JONATHAN A. WALKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

RVFM 8 LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-65 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 718 Lincoln Avenue, Tax Map Number E018-0427/027, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RVFM 8 LLC.

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

MONTE’S TRUST U/A ROSE DIXON TURNER TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2005, ROSE E. WINSTON, TRUSTEE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5060 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 911 Irby Drive, Tax Map Number C005-0690/002, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Monte’s Trust U/A Rose Dixon Turner Trust dated November 10, 2005, Trustee Rose E. Winston.

An Affidavit having been filed that said MONTE’S TRUST U/A ROSE DIXON TURNER TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2005, ROSE E. WINSTON, TRUSTEE, upon information and belief deceased, or her successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MOSES B. WINSTON, IV, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that MONTE D. WINSTON and KEVIN WINSTON, 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 address, have not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that EQUITY ONE OF VIRGINIA, INC, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 96-20968 on October 7, 1996, or its assignees or successors in title, 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 MONTE’S TRUST U/A ROSE DIXON TURNER TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2005, ROSE E. WINSTON, TRUSTEE, upon information and belief deceased, or her successor/s in title, MOSES B. WINSTON, IV, MONTE D. WINSTON, KEVIN WINSTON, EQUITY ONE OF VIRGINIA, INC, an entity not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 9620968 on October 7, 1996, or its assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JANE L. EDWARDS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4376 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 1527 Rogers Street, Tax Map Number E000-0930/038, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mary T. Williams, Delores Lowry, Katie Taylor, Willie Taylor, Jr., Henry Taylor, Peggie Taylor, and Ulysses Taylor, all upon information and belief deceased, and Jane L. Edwards.

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

CARRIE JONES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-6026 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 1703 Tyler Street, Tax Map Number N000-0364/002, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, Carrie Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CARRIE JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 CARRIE JONES, upon information and belief deceased, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JAMES HENRY ROOTS, III, 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.

ROBERT COLEMAN SEARLES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4737 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 1927 Wilmington Avenue, Tax Map Number N017-0549/034, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robert Coleman Searles.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBERT COLEMAN SEARLES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally 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 ROBERT COLEMAN SEARLES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

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

WILLIAM JASPER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5786 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2504 Peter Paul Boulevard, Tax Map Number E012-0399/012, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, William Jasper and Susie L. Jasper.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, WILLIAM JASPER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and SUSIE L. JASPER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 WILLIAM JASPER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, SUSIE L. JASPER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

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

EVANS LEE CLARK, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2662 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the properties briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2401 Oakland Avenue, Tax Map Number S007-1377/018, 2401A Oakland Avenue, Tax Map Number S0071377/025, 2401B Oakland Avenue, Tax Map Number S007-1377/024 and 2401C Oakland Avenue, Tax Map Number S007-1377/023, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Evans Lee Clark, Stella L. Clark, Evans Lee Clark, Jr, and Barbara Ann Clark .

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners,

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

BRADFORD JAY KIRBY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5361 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2509 Kensington Avenue, Tax Map Number W0001126/011, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Bradford Jay Kirby.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, BRADFORD JAY KIRBY, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that DAVID E. NAGLE, TRUSTEE of a

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Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0831768 on December 29, 2008, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally 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 BRADFORD JAY KIRBY, DAVID E. NAGLE, TRUSTEE of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 08-31768 on December 29, 2008, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ARCHELLE JOHNSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4841 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2910 Hull Street, Tax Map Number S000-1342/003, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Archelle Johnson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ARCHELLE JOHNSON, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that PENN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, 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 ARCHELLE JOHNSON, PENN N AT I O N A L INSURANCE COMPANY, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

KAREN R. GRANTHAM, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4842 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 3129 Woodrow Avenue, Tax Map Number N000-1043/030, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Karen R. Grantham and Teri A. Taylor.

An Affidavit having been filed that said ADVANTAGE ASSETS, INC, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, 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 ADVANTAGE ASSETS, INC, an entity not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JERRY C. TABON, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5487 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 4100 Narbeth Avenue, Tax Map Number C008-0836/008, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, Jerry C. Tabon, Jr. and Khadija K. Tabon.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KHADIJA K. TABON, 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 KHADIJA K. TABON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JUNIUS T. MILLER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4753 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 5208 Walmsley Boulevard, Tax Map Number C008-0740/044, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Junius T. Miller, and Juanita Miller.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JUNIUS T. MILLER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JUANITA MILLER, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally 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 JUNIUS T. MILLER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JUANITA MILLER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

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despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MICHELE K. JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

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 JOHN T. DAVIS, JR, ANTHONY MURROW, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, Muelsam Eric Biampamba.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MUELSAM ERIC BIAMPAMBA, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally 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 MUELSAM ERIC BIAMPAMBA, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

IT IS ORDERED that J U L I E A N N TAY L O R , WARREN A. WILLIAMS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

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

NAOMI C. WILSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5061 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2807 Hopkins Road, Tax Map Number C009-0583/070, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Naomi C. Wilson, upon information and belief deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NAOMI C. WILSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 NAOMI C. WILSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

that ANNIE REBECCA G R E E N , A L M A W. C O S B Y, C O N S TA N C E W. FLETCHER, PHILIP DRUMGOLE, JR, ROBERT DRUMGOLE, GEORGE FRANK DRUMGOLE, DIANA SIMMONS, JULIA RANDOLPH DEAN, GUS RANDOLPH, PATRICIA DRUMGOLE, CATHERINE DRUMGOLE WORSLEY, JAMES DRUMGOLE, JOANN DRUMGOLE, WALTER R. GREEN, JR, GEORGE E. GREEN, ALICE WOOLRIDGE, JULIE A. TAYLOR, WENDY DRUMGOLE, ASHLEY H O WA R D , M A D O N N A TA B R O N , B R O O K E DRUMGOLE, BRANDI DRUMGOLE, LOVIE WOOLRIDGE, MILDRED WOOLRIDGE, IRENE WOOLRIDGE SMITH, SHIRLEY WOOLRIDGE T R U M P E T, JAMES WOOLRIDGE, JR, LILA WOOLRIDGE WHITNEY, HERMAN PETTIS, MARVIN TURNER, WILLIE TURNER, WAYNE WILLIAMS, GARY W I L L I A M S , C A LV I N W I L L I A M S , TA M A R A WILLIAMS CONNORS, WILBUR E. GREGORY, BETTY J. CARTER, ELIZABETH B. BOONE, GLORIA M. FRAIERSON, GERALDINE D. GREEN, TESS A. WOOLRIDGE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 804-646-7949

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

ANDRE E. YANCEY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5068 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 900 North 36th Street, Tax Map Number E000-1110/011, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Andre E. Yancey, Anthony Lee Yancey and Shirley Anderson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ANDRE E. YANCEY and ANTHONY LEE YANCEY, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally 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 ANDRE E. YANCEY, ANTHONY LEE YANCEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

HANSCO SS2 LP, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-6003 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 925 Hull Street, Tax Map Number S000-0059/026, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, HANSCO SS2 LP.

An Affidavit having been filed 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 Parties Unknown come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

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

MICHELE K. JONES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5784 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 8913 Old Holly Road, Tax Map Number C001-0550/016, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Michele K. Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MICHELE K. JONES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally 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

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

JOHN T. DAVIS, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5065 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 1320 Columbia Street, Tax Map Number S007-1177/014, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, John T. Davis, Jr. and Anthony Murrow.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOHN T. DAVIS, JR, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ANTHONY MURROW, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally 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

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

BETTY A. TUCKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4755 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 1816 North 22nd Street, Tax Map Number E000-1080/003, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Betty A. Tucker, Barbara T. Redd, James S. Tucker, Jr., Bonnie A. Tucker and Belinda C. Tucker.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, BETTY A. TUCKER, BARBARA T. REDD, JAMES S. TUCKER, JR, and BONNIE A. TUCKER, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and has/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 BETTY A. TUCKER, BARBARA T. REDD, JAMES S. TUCKER, JR, BONNIE A. TUCKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JOHN T. DAVIS, JR, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. : CL20-5064 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2105 Fairmount Street, Tax Map Number E000-0557/003, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, John T. Davis, Jr. and Anthony Murrow.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOHN T. DAVIS, JR, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ANTHONY MURROW, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally 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 JOHN T. DAVIS, JR, ANTHONY MURROW, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MUELSAM ERIC BIAMPAMBA, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5421 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

HARRY E. JONES, SR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5066 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2327 Carrington Street, Tax Map Number E000-0470/014, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Harry E. Jones, Sr., Glen R. Jones, Jennifer Robinson, upon information and belief deceased, Hazel Taylor, Letitia Jones and Javaka Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HARRY E. JONES, SR, GLEN R. JONES, HAZEL TAYLOR, and LETITIA JONES, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JENNIFER ROBINSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JAVAKA JONES, 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 HARRY E. JONES, SR, GLEN R. JONES, HAZEL TAYLOR, LETITIA JONES, JENNIFER ROBINSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JAVAKA JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JULIE ANN TAYLOR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5063 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2601 Gravel Hill Road, Tax Map Number C004-0745/008, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Julie Ann Taylor and Warren A. Williams.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JULIE ANN TAYLOR and WARREN A. WILLIAMS, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally 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.”

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

MI YEON HEO, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5780 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2654 Hull Street, Tax Map Number S000-0905/007, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mi Yeon Heo.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MI YEON HEO, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that LAWRENCE C. SEAY, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 14-15239 on September 2, 2014, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 MI YEON HEO, LAWRENCE C. SEAY, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 14-15239 on September 2, 2014, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MI YEON HEO, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5781 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2658 Hull Street, Tax Map Number S000-0905/006, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mi Yeon Heo.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MI YEON HEO, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that LAWRENCE C. SEAY, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 14-15239 on September 2, 2014, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 MI YEON HEO, LAWRENCE C. SEAY, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 14-15239 on September 2, 2014, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

ANNIE REBECCA GREEN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-6044 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3014 Bradwill Road, Tax Map Number C004-0695/014, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Annie Rebecca Green, Alma W. Cosby, Constance W. Fletcher, Philip Drumgole, Jr, Robert Drumgole, George Frank Drumgole, Diana Simmons, Julia Randolph Dean, Gus Randolph, Patricia Drumgole, Catherine Drumgole Worsley, James Drumgole, JoAnn Drumgole, Walter R. Green, Jr, George E. Green, Alice Woolridge, Julie A. Taylor, Wendy Drumgole, Ashley Howard, Madonna Tabron, Brooke Drumgole, Brandi Drumgole, Lovie Woolridge, Mildred Woolridge, Irene Woolridge Smith, Shirley Woolridge Trumpet, James Woolridge, Jr, Lila Woolridge Whitney, Herman Pettis, Marvin Turner, Willie Turner, Wayne Williams, Gary Williams, Calvin Williams, Tamara Williams Connors, Wilbur E. Gregory, Betty J. Carter, Elizabeth B. Boone, Gloria M. Fraierson, Geraldine D. Green and Tess A. Woolridge.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ANNIE REBECCA GREEN, ALMA W. COSBY, CONSTANCE W. FLETCHER, PHILIP DRUMGOLE, JR, ROBERT DRUMGOLE, GEORGE FRANK DRUMGOLE, DIANA SIMMONS, JULIA RANDOLPH DEAN, GUS RANDOLPH, PATRICIA DRUMGOLE, CATHERINE DRUMGOLE WORSLEY, JAMES DRUMGOLE, JOANN DRUMGOLE, WALTER R. GREEN, JR, GEORGE E. GREEN, ALICE WOOLRIDGE, JULIE A. TAYLOR, WENDY DRUMGOLE, ASHLEY H O WA R D , M A D O N N A TA B R O N , B R O O K E DRUMGOLE, BRANDI DRUMGOLE, LOVIE WOOLRIDGE, MILDRED WOOLRIDGE, IRENE WOOLRIDGE SMITH, SHIRLEY WOOLRIDGE T R U M P E T, JAMES WOOLRIDGE, JR, LILA WOOLRIDGE WHITNEY, HERMAN PETTIS, MARVIN TURNER, WILLIE TURNER, WAYNE WILLIAMS, GARY W I L L I A M S , C A LV I N W I L L I A M S , TA M A R A WILLIAMS CONNORS, WILBUR E. GREGORY, BETTY J. CARTER, ELIZABETH B. BOONE, GLORIA M. FRAIERSON, GERALDINE D. GREEN, and TESS A. WOOLRIDGE, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, 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.”

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

PETER L. MEREDITH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-1624 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3306 2nd Avenue, Tax Map Number N000-1071/009, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Peter L. Meredith, Letha Vinson, Stacey Simms, Irvin Morton, Luther S. Meredith and Edna M. Meredith.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, PETER L. MEREDITH, STACEY SIMMS, IRVIN MORTON, LUTHER S. MEREDITH, and EDNA M. MEREDITH, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, LETHA VINSON, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that NATIONAL AUTO SALES, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, 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 PETER L. MEREDITH, STACEY SIMMS, IRVIN MORTON, LUTHER S. MEREDITH, EDNA M. MEREDITH, LETHA VINSON, NATIONAL AUTO SALES, INC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before april 15, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

WILLIE L. HICKS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-6011 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 4001 Dorset Road, Tax Map Number C008-0914/024, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Willie L. Hicks and Sue E. Hicks.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, WILLIE L. HICKS and SUE E. HICKS, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, Continued on next page

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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 WILLIE L. HICKS, SUE E. HICKS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

M. BIAMPAMBA, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally 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 ROMAIN M. BIAMPAMBA, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949

City of Richmond v. Sindy Hicks, et. al.

CL20-1984 2714 Edgewood Avenue N0000695004 City of Richmond v. Sarah L. Allen, et. al.

CL20-1091 1355 Evergreen Avenue C0060300026 City of Richmond v. Paul Washington, et. al.

CL20-1985 2603 Fairfield Avenue E0120318001 City of Richmond v. Harriett B. Davis, et. al.

CL20-337 2117 Ford Avenue E0000598025 City of Richmond v. Rosa L. Stokes, et. al.

CL20-2965 3423 Frank Road S0080854029 City of Richmond v. Richard Woolridge, et. al.

CL20-484 3019 Garland Avenue N0000974034 City of Richmond v. Emma Tate, et. al.

CL20-2174 2012 Gordon Avenue S0000642003 City of Richmond v. Billy W. Person, et. al.

CL20-2966 2325 Halifax Avenue S0000645025 City of Richmond v. B & E Holding, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2088 2404 Halifax Avenue S0000767006 City of Richmond v.

Beatrice N. Williams, et. al.

CL20-2089 2408 Halifax Avenue S0000767004 City of Richmond v. Vincent G. Robinson, et. al.

CL20-906 1100 Hollister Avenue C0090093026 City of Richmond v.

Vanessa Moore, et. al.

CL20-911 3000 Hull Street S0001472010 City of Richmond v. CGC Investments Group, LLC, et. al.

CL20-907 405 Hunt Avenue N0001554003 City of Richmond v. Sallie Vernell Myers, et. al.

CL20-1322 2000 Ingram Avenue S0000861010 City of Richmond v.

Benjamin Edwards, Sr., et. al.

CL20-903 3609 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884047 City of Richmond v. Ethel Davis, et. al.

CL20-250 3611 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884046 City of Richmond v.

Archibald Jones, et. al.

CL19-4296 3613 Jefferson Davis Highway S0080884045 City of Richmond v. G & S Associates, et. al.

CL20-904 456 East Ladies Mile Road N0001664011 City of Richmond v. Donald Hunter, et. al.

CL20-678 3807 Larchmont Lane S0042914035 City of Richmond v.

Mahalia V. Moore, et. al.

CL20-2165 5308 Linwood Avenue C0080176028 City of Richmond v. Wright Choice 401K Plan, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2362 120 Lipscomb Street S0000150017 City of Richmond v. Paul Henderson, et. al.

CL20-2175 1321 Lynhaven Avenue S0071178022 City of Richmond v.

Randolph Boyce, et. al.

CL20-1684 4107 Lynhaven Avenue S0090224012 City of Richmond v. Agnes V. Keilhacker, et, al.

CL20-1650 4109 Lynhaven Avenue S0090224013 City of Richmond v. Agnes V. Keilhacker, et, al.

CL20-1650 410 North Madison Street N0000181013 City of Richmond v.

Camoliv Land Trust, et. al.

CL19-5186 1112 West Marshall Street N0000466028 City of Richmond v. Michael B. Bey, et. al.

CL19-4988 1401 Mechanicsville Turnpike E0000768020 City of Richmond v. Kamau Islam, et, al.

CL20-622 1423 Mechanicsville Turnpike E0000768031 City of Richmond v. Tara Johnson, Trustee Of The Gaymon Family Land Trust, et. al.

CL20-624 1709 Mechanicsville Turnpike E0120281004 City of Richmond v. Ava Cox, et. al.

CL19-6077 2718 Midlothian Turnpike S0001002001 City of Richmond v.

Herman Warren, et. al.

CL20-2252 601 Milton Street N0001366001 City of Richmond v. Elwood Ross, et. al.

CL20-2280 2114 Newbourne Street E0120286024 City of Richmond v. Rosa Lelia Fleming, et. al.

CL20-936 2006 Newman Road E0110126008 City of Richmond v. Louise T. Blake, et. al.

CL20-251 3209 North Avenue N0001134016 City of Richmond v. Byron Russell Walker, et. al.

CL19-5212 3307 North Avenue N0001356020

City of Richmond v. Eugene Becoat, et. al.

CL20-1630 3931 Old Brook Road N0180500012 City of Richmond v. Nathan Vice CL20-61 2920 P Street E0000569021 City of Richmond v. Albert P. Brown, et. al.

CL18-5253 2625 Q Street E0000475013 City of Richmond v. Benson F. Woo, et. al.

CL20-2020 2106 Redd Street E0000665037 City of Richmond v. Sandra F. Underwood, et. al.

CL20-252 2617 Redwood Avenue E0120334018 City of Richmond v.

Maynard F. Bates, Jr., et. al.

CL20-1631 1414 Rogers Street E0000768012 City of Richmond v. Curtis L. Fleming, et. al.

CL20-849 2300 Royall Avenue S0071579010 City of Richmond v. Emily Jones, et. al.

CL20-1323 2409 Royall Avenue S0071528005 City of Richmond v. Marcos Antonio Garcia Gonzalez, et. al.

CL20-1632 917 Saint John Street N0000107035 City of Richmond v.

Theodore Issaac Knight, et. al.

CL20-2255 2106 Sale Street E0000665045 City of Richmond v.

Glorious Praise Ministries, et. al.

CL20-905 2108 Sale Street E0000665046 City of Richmond v. Hot Volt Electric, Incorporated, et. al.

CL20-253 2117 Selden Street E0120286008 City of Richmond v. Leon D. Parker, Jr., et. al.

CL20-369 2903 Stockton Street S0001341011 City of Richmond v. Harry Lee Smith, et. al.

CL20-124 1804 Sussex Street E0000755022 City of Richmond v. Russell B. Davis, et. al.

CL20-1832 2414 Terminal Avenue S0080560001 City of Richmond v. Larry L. Mason, et. al.

CL20-1092 2717 Terminal Avenue S0080521007 City of Richmond v.

Ellwood Henderson, et. al.

CL20-1589 2721 Terminal Avenue S0080521009 City of Richmond v.

Nathaniel Holliday, Jr., et. al.

CL20-370 4005 Tyrone Street S0090141015 City of Richmond v. Donald D. Spellman, et. al.

CL20-1633 4328 Warwick Road C0090551009 City of Richmond v. Patricia Morgan Flynt, et. al.

CL20-2462 1446 Whitehead Road C0070553047 City of Richmond v. Simon Green, et. al.

CL20-140 6107 Winford Lane C0050508012 City of Richmond v. Phyllis Hudson Hatch, et. al.

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Richmond. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Individuals owing delinquent taxes to the City of Richmond, and defendants in pending delinquent tax cases, are not qualified to bid at this auction. Bidders must certify by affidavit that they do not own, directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding notices of violation for building, zoning or other local ordinances.

Questions may be directed to Gregory A. Lukanuski at greg.lukanuski @richmondgov.com (804) 646-7949, or to Christie Hamlin at christie.hamlin@ richmondgov.com (804) 6466940.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Deputy City Attorney Special Commissioner 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219

1020 North 2nd Street N0000085003 City of Richmond v.

Kimberly R. Hall, et. al.

CL19-5773 1305 North 5th Street N0000233006 City of Richmond v. Patricia Talley-Allen et. al.

CL19-5651 3113 5th Avenue N0050999007 City of Richmond v. Mamie M. Elleby, et. al.

CL19-5650 3121 5th Avenue N0050999011 City of Richmond v. Benson F. Woo, et. al.

CL20-1830 1810 North 22nd Street E0001080006 City of Richmond v. Janice M. Wooten, et. al.

CL20-123 1702 North 23rd Street E0000940008 City of Richmond v. Morris J. Holden, Jr., et. al.

CL19-5444 1601 North 25th Street E0000862001 City of Richmond v. Emma S. Stafford, et. al.

CL20-1683 1810 North 25th Street E0001083009 City of Richmond v.

Lynwood Harris, III, et. al.

CL20-2570 1005 North 27th Street E0000476035 City of Richmond v.

Jonathan Bullock, et. al.

CL20-138 1615 North 27th Street

E0000864060 City of Richmond v. Mary E. White, et. al.

CL20-1143 1323 North 30th Street E0000625031 City of Richmond v. Junious Lee Smith, et.al.

CL20-843 808 North 31st Street E0000630048 City of Richmond v. Marian B. Chambers, et. al.

CL20-1986 905 North 31st Street E0000724058 City of Richmond v. Robyn Moore, et.al.

CL20-1774 1105 North 32nd Street E0000803022 City of Richmond v. Oliver P. Johnson, et.al.

CL20-1838 121 East 33rd Street S0001874039 City of Richmond v. Eleanor R. Petrohovich, et.al.

CL20-1104 1203 North 35th Street E0001408002 City of Richmond v. George E. Underwood, et.al.

CL20-984 600 North 39th Street E0001554012 City of Richmond v. Clinton S. Jones, et.al.

CL20-1836 2217 Bainbridge Street S0000485027 City of Richmond v. Samuel T. Jones, Jr., et.al.

CL20-1835 706 Belt Boulevard C0060193002 City of Richmond v. The Wright Choice 401K Plan, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2249 2503 Berwyn Street S0080380029 City of Richmond v. Edna P. Queen, et. al.

CL20-1682 306 East Broad Rock Road S0001711003 City of Richmond v. Ivy Hussey, et. al.

CL20-1834 2312 Burton Street E0000427021 City of Richmond v.

Alexander Coleman, et. al.

CL20-935 5701 Campbell Avenue E0100227028 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 5705 Campbell Avenue E0100227035 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 5709 Campbell Avenue E0100227036 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 5713 Campbell Avenue E0100227037 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 5717 Campbell Avenue E0100227020 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 1403 Stiff Street E0100227031 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 1405 Stiff Street E0100227032 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 1407 Stiff Street E0100227033 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 1409 Stiff Street E0100227034 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 1411 Stiff Street E0100227019 City of Richmond v.

Greanleafe Associates, LLC, et. al.

CL20-2091 5715 Campbell Avenue E0100227030 City of Richmond v. Sallie C. Day, et. al.

CL20-609 1401 Stiff Street E0100227029 City of Richmond v. Sallie C. Day, et. al.

CL20-609 1434 Carlisle Avenue E0002812002 City of Richmond v. Corrine E. Winn, et. al.

CL20-1839 1312 Chambers Street S0071182008 City of Richmond v. Delores S. Anderson, et. al.

CL20-3244 3312 Chapel Drive C0090096016 City of Richmond v. Joyce Criss, et. al.

CL20-1860 5210 Clarence Street S0060369001 City of Richmond v. L. R. T. Garret, et. al.

CL19-4243 2700 Clearfield Street C0080772032 City of Richmond v. P. Dawn Walker, et. al.

CL20-1935 2301 Coles Street S0090065035 City of Richmond v. Agnes V. Keilhacker, et. al.

CL20-2085 2603 Columbia Street S0080379013 City of Richmond v. Jack M. Matthews, et. al.

CL20-2664 3107 Columbia Street S0080631011 City of Richmond v.

Potomac Investors, LLC, et. al.

CL20-1983 1430 Decatur Street S0000151002

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

RONALD E. ABRAHAM, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5360 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5346 Germain Road, Tax Map Number C008-0297/042, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Ronald E. Abraham, Sakena M. Thornton, Lemont A. Thornton, Jerise V. Thornton and Jeffrey L. Thornton, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, RONALD E. ABRAHAM, LEMONT A. THORNTON, JERISE V. THORNTON, and JEFFREY L. THORNTON, JR, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally 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 RONALD E. ABRAHAM, LEMONT A. THORNTON, JERISE V. THORNTON, and JEFFREY L. THORNTON, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before april 15, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

G. MICHAEL LYONS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5062 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 5612 Heywood Road, Tax Map Number C008-0372/024, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, . G. Michael Lyons

An Affidavit having been filed 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 Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ROMAIN M. BIAMPAMBA, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-5422 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 2301 Courtland Street, Tax Map Number S009-0145/015, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, Romain M. Biampamba.

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

ROBERT E. OWENS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-4886 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly identified in the records of the City of Richmond as 3700 Greenbay Road, Tax Map Number C009-0557/040, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robert E. Owens.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROBERT E. OWENS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that RREF ST-VA, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, 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 ROBERT E. OWENS, RREF ST-VA, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 11, 2021 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 804-646-7949 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Pursuant to the terms of Orders of Sale entered in the Richmond Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer the following real estate for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any other terms and conditions which may be announced on the day of auction. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any prior written or verbal terms of sale.

TERMS OF SALE: All sales are subject to confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court. The purchase price will include the winning bid plus 10% of the winning bid.

High bidders will pay at the time of the auction a deposit of at least 20% of the purchase price, or $5,000.00, whichever is greater. If the purchase price is under $5,000.00, high bidders will pay in full at the time of the auction. High bidders will pay the balance of the purchase price to the Special Commissioner, and deed recordation costs, by a date and in a form as stated in a settlement instruction letter. Time is of the essence.

If a high bidder defaults by not making these payments in full, on time, and in the required form, the Special Commissioner will retain the deposit, and may seek other remedies to include the cost of resale or any resulting deficiency. Settlement shall occur when the Richmond Circuit Court enters an Order of Confirmation. Conveyance shall be either by a special commissioner’s deed or a special warranty deed. Real estate taxes will be adjusted as of the date of entry for the Order of Confirmation.

Properties are sold “as is” without any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, subject to the rights of any person in possession, and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of a property may disclose. It is assumed that bidders will make a visual exterior inspection of a property within the limits of the law, determine the suitability of a property for their purposes, and otherwise perform due diligence prior to the auction.

T h e S p e c i a l Commissioner’s acceptance of a bid shall not limit any powers vested in the City of

BID COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA construction bid

ITB #21-2109-1JOK Dorey Park Baseball Field Improvements Due: March 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

For additional information visit: https://henrico.us/ finance/divisions/puchasing/ solicitations/

Richmond Ambulance Authority Notice of Invitation for Bid Ambulance Auto Parts and Supplies Solicitation Number: 21-01 The Richmond Ambulance Authority hereby invites bids from qualified interested parties for the award of an exclusive agreement for the provision of ambulance auto parts and supplies. The successful bidder will provide a responsive and responsible bid for the provision of auto parts and supplies, as described in the Invitation for Bid. All bids must be received at the Authority’s offices no later than 3:00pm ET on March 1, 2021. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the IFB by contacting: Shawn Wray Compliance Manager Richmond Ambulance Authority 2400 Hermitage Road Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-254-1185 shawn.wray@raaems.org

Public Hearing on Community Development Needs and Program Performance and Notice of Availability of Funds Henrico County, Virginia As a participant in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG), Henrico County will prepare an Annual Action Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. e 2021-22 Annual Action Plan will include the County’s proposed uses of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds for the program year beginning October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

Henrico County will conduct a public hearing at 7 pm, ursday, February 18, 2021 hosted online through Webex. Attendees will need to register online, and the registration link can be found on the County website at henrico.us/revit. e County encourages citizens to attend, especially low- and moderate-income citizens and residents of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, and express their opinions concerning community development needs in the County, past performance of community development programs and the 2019-20 CAPER. Needs may include housing, enhancement of neighborhoods, expansion of economic opportunities, or any other community development needs that citizens consider important. e public hearing will be a virtual hearing only; there will be no opportunity for in-person attendance. In order to participate you must register at henrico.us/revit. Upon registration, you will receive instructions to participate in the meeting.

Comments may also be provided in advance of the public hearing by email to revitalization@henrico.us or by phone to (804) 501-7617.

Applications Agencies interested in applying for CDBG, HOME, or ESG funds for Program Year 2021-22 may obtain an application from the County website at henrico.us/revit. e deadline to apply is March 8, 2021.

If you have comments or need additional information concerning the public hearing, instructions on how to register for the public hearing, or applying for CDBG, HOME, or ESG funds, please call the Department of Community Revitalization at (804) 501-7617.

Citywide Transit Stop Access Improvements

State Project: U000-127-052, UPC 113835 Federal Project: CMAQ-5A27 (675) Richmond, Virginia Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing Proposed Project: This project will construct pedestrian and accessibility improvements at 84 GRTC bus stops at selected bus stops across the City of Richmond.

Improvements consist of a combination of concrete landing pads for busdeployed ramps, ADA curb ramps, sidewalk improvements, and crosswalks.

The project aims to increase accessibility and enhance mobility for all transit users at existing bus stops lacking in accessible infrastructure.

Plan Review: Project plans, a project map of bus stop locations, and the National Environmental Policy Act document can be provided for review by request. Please contact Ishoc Salaam at ishoc.salaam@richmondgov.com or 804-646-6319.

Written Request: By this notice The City of Richmond is indicating its willingness to hold a public hearing for the project if individual concerns cannot be addressed. A request for a public hearing to be held may be made by sending a written request stating your concerns to the address below on or before February 12, 2021.

Ishoc Salaam City of Richmond Public Works – 7 th Floor 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 Further Notice: If a request for a public hearing is received, and the concerns addressed in the request cannot be adequately resolved, a public hearing will be scheduled at a time and place to be advertised in a future notice.

Questions or Special Assistance: Questions regarding this project should be directed to Ishoc Salaam at 804646-6319 or ishoc.salaam@richmondgov.com. The City of Richmond and VDOT ensure nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Any persons with questions on the accessibility of the facility or need for reasonable accommodations should contact Ishoc Salaam at 804-646-6319.

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