Friday, July 28
Personality: Doris Henderson Causey
Spotlight on the Virginia State Bar’s first African-American president
When Doris Causey was given a class assignment in third grade to create a collage about what she wanted to be when she grew up, her creation pictured the grownup her as a lawyer.
$400,000 severance for former city auditor
Former City Auditor Umesh Dalal seems to have been as adept in negotiating his own exit package as he was in examining the practices of city departments.
Stop police brutality
Police brutality is a jagged edged sword of pure evil and a deadly corruption deeply embedded in the troubled heart and soul of America.
RPS needs different approach for different results
Re “Poor conditions at George Mason Elementary fire up School Board,” Free Press July 20-22 edition: For the last half century, the Richmond School Board has always been headed by an educator with a Ph.D. Seemingly, each of these leaders has had the same approach to Richmond’s school problem: Throw some more money at the problem and it will go away.
‘How would you feel if we demand all of your statues … and heritage be removed?’
Re “‘Tear those statues down:’ Richmonders decry mayor’s plan to put Confederate statues ‘ in context,’” Free Press June 29-July 1 edition:
Maggie Walker’s legacy ‘now lives forever’
Re “Honoring greatness: Statue of Richmond pioneer Maggie L. Walker unveiled to cheers at gateway to Jackson Ward,” Free Press July 20-22 edition:
A thorn in Trump’s side
I don’t agree with U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona about very much, but I was saddened by his recent diagnosis of brain cancer.
Positives for Petersburg
Last summer, the severity of Petersburg’s financial challenges became apparent and Petersburg City Council took immediate action. Significant progress has been made during the last year.
Racist still
The Free Press has long been a champion of free speech. But there are instances in which we don’t like the words being used.
Keep the pressure on
We don’t know where to begin this week with the crazy that has taken place in Washington.
Siblings bring own organ donation experience to Minority Donor Awareness Week
Malcolm K. Bradford feels fortunate that he had a sister willing to donate a kidney when both of his failed. “People who were in dialysis with me are still on the waiting list” for an organ transplant, said the 47-year-old city employee, who is in good health since the operation two years ago.
Grand opening Aug.1 of Southside Community Center
A grand opening is planned for next week for the Southside Community Center, the newest addition to the city’s inventory of recreation centers.
Years have shown improvements for African-Americans on Washington NFL team
As the Washington NFL team commences preseason workouts at the Bon Secours Training Center, more than half of its players are African-American.
Frank Mason and NBA Summer League roundup
Frank Mason III’s aspirations of playing with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings are looking up. The former Petersburg High School and University of Kansas guard turned in an encouraging performance during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, July 7 through 14.
Greene going to Cincinnati Reds for record $7.23M bonus
Hunter Greene, the second overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, has signed with the Cincinnati Reds for a record $7.23 million bonus.
NSU to play ODU at The Scope
Just like old times. Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University will be returning to familiar basketball surroundings Dec. 22 when they meet at the Norfolk Scope Arena — now considered a neutral court.
Dr. Henderson to retire as pastor of 102-year-old church
After 10 years in the pulpit, Dr. Morris G. Henderson is preparing to retire as pastor of Thirty-first Street Baptist Church. Last month, he notified the congregation that he would step down in December as the sixth pastor in the history of the 102-year-old church at 823 N. 31st St. in Church Hill.
Memorial service Aug.19 for ‘Tiger Tom’ Mitchell
A memorial service for Richmond broadcast legend “Tiger Tom” Mitchell will be noon Saturday, Aug. 19, at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road in Henrico County, the family announced Monday.
National Night Out to bring together police, community spirit
The rise in crime in Richmond has Marilyn Olds frustrated. “While you are locked up in your house, criminals are taking over our streets,” said the president of the Creighton Court Tenant Council. “The criminals need to see that we are united and we are not going to give up.”
Only 1 black-owned food vendor at NFL training camp
When Washington’s professional football team converges on Richmond this week for its annual three weeks of preseason practice, Herman Baskerville and his team from Big Herm’s Kitchen on North 2nd Street will be there to greet everyone.
Pay raises for police, firefighters held up
Pay raises for police officers and firefighters that Richmond City Council worked hard to provide are being held up and will not be included in city paychecks to be distributed Friday, the Free Press has been informed.
Johnson named interim president of national NAACP
The national NAACP announced a new interim leader, along with a nationwide listening tour that will allow the organization’s leaders to talk to local members and figure out the future direction of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization.
Who’s running RPS superintendent search?
Who is controlling the future of Richmond Public Schools? In a school system with a high poverty, predominantly African-American student population, the new search committee charged with identifying superintendent candidates to lead RPS is being guided, in part, by some of the city’s most influential corporate personalities.
Thursday, July 27
GRTC slated to start CARE-on-demand service Aug.1
Roderyck Bullock is gaining a new transportation option. Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1, the Richmonder will be able to use a new Uber-style, on-demand service that GRTC is putting in place to upgrade service to the elderly and disabled who rely on the company’s CARE paratransit service.
VSU receives award for preserving building
Virginia State University received the first Outstanding State Stewardship Award from Gov. Terry McAuliffe for preserving Summerseat, a historic house built in 1860 located near the Ettrick campus.
Friday, July 21
HOME explains role in RRHA housing issue
Re “Prospect of home ownership escapes 70-year-old Randolph resident,” Free Press June 29-July 1 edition: The role of Housing Opportunities Made Equal in the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s scattered site process was to provide education and counseling. HOME is not a lender and does not provide financing.
Grammy winner, Prince tour manager credits ‘Tiger Tom’ Mitchell with his start
Re “Broadcast legend ‘Tiger Tom’ Mitchell dies,” Free Press July 13-15 edition: When my family moved to Richmond from up North in 1959, I was a somewhat naïve, pimply-faced kid at a segregated, all-white junior high school, with a budding affection for black music.
Action in the face of abuse
After 12 historic years leading the North Carolina NAACP, the Rev. William J. Barber II is stepping down from his post and stepping up to the challenge posed by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nearly five decades ago to unite the
Obamacare wins again
After Republicans spectacularly failed to gather enough votes to repeal and replace Obamacare, President Trump should consider changing his slogan from “Make America Great Again” to “Hey, We Tried.”
Health care fight
Republican efforts to dismantle health care in this nation are not over, despite the setback handed to the GOP leadership earlier this week. On Monday, a handful of their own U.S. Senate colleagues refused to go along with a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
Maggie Walker’s awesomeness
We are still filled with pride and exuberance from the Maggie L. Walker statue dedication last Saturday in Downtown. There was a gloriousness about the day that Richmond rarely sees.
Ph.D. rapper bringing hip-hop to U.Va. classroom
A.D. Carson isn’t concerned about those who don’t think hip-hop is a valid area of study in academia. Nor does the rapper who just earned his Ph.D. in May from Clemson University by presenting his dissertation as an album want people to think he’s the first to pursue hip-hop as an academic subject.
VCU grad starts STEAM conference for girls
Dozens of middle school girls from across the Richmond area will troop into Virginia Commonwealth University’s daVinci Center for Innovation on Friday, July 21.
‘Drums in the Garden’ to highlight healthy food, eating
A new Richmond festival will celebrate urban farming and healthy eating to the rhythms of African drums. “Drums in the Garden,” a free public event, will be 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at 2208 Bainbridge St., site of the Fifth District Mini-Farm.
U.S. appeals court strikes down prayer practice before government meeting
Government officials who lead Christian prayers to open meetings are violating the U.S. Constitution, a divided federal appeals court in Richmond has ruled.
Clergy members arrested at D.C. protest
Hoping to steer national politics in a different direction, African-American clergy members from several denominations came together this week for the first “African American Clergy Advocacy Day” on Capitol Hill to protest federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
AME bishops seek NAACP overhaul
Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church are urging an overhaul of the NAACP, while acknowledging both historic black organizations need to find modern ways to build their influence.
Isiah Henderson, former owner of beauty shops and cosmetology school, dies at 79
Isiah “Sonny” Henderson loved creating hairstyles for women. And for nearly 50 years, Richmond women responded by putting their hair in his hands and those of the stylists he trained. For decades, the beautician operated a small chain of beauty shops under his Celebrity brand, as well as a private cosmetology school.
Personality: Antonio ‘Toby’ Mendez
Spotlight on sculptor of the Maggie L. Walker statue
Antonio “Toby” Mendez did not know much about Maggie L. Walker when he first began working on the statue that now stands at Adams and Broad streets in Downtown Richmond. But as the process of making the statue progressed, he learned more about her life and works.
Poor conditions at George Mason Elementary fire up School Board
After an unusual, tense public exchange between members Monday night, the Richmond School Board voted to hold a public hearing on Monday, July 31, to discuss the condition of George Mason Elementary School and what to do about it. Although George Mason boasts prominent alumni, including former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, several officials said the school building at 813 N. 28th St. is easily among the city school district’s worst facilities.
Wells Fargo to give $4M to HOME to expand black home ownership
Five years ago, banking giant Wells Fargo paid more than $200 million to settle documented government allegations that it deliberately charged African-American borrowers higher fees and interest rates on home loans.
City Hall’s most feared man is out
For 11 years, he was considered the most feared man at Richmond City Hall as he led a staff of 14 in ferreting out waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayers’ dollars. But that time is over for City Auditor Umesh Dalal.
Wilder-Morrissey case to be heard by judge July 24
The heavyweight legal fight between former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and former Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey is set to resume Monday, July 24.
Resolving conflict focus in youth camp this Saturday
The Richmond Department of Juvenile Justice Services and the Capital District of the Virginia Juvenile Justice Association are sponsoring the W.E.B. Football and Life Skills Camp from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at John Marshall High School, 4225 Old Brook Road, on North Side.
Public hearings next week on need for Richmond Human Rights Commission
Does Richmond need a Human Rights Commission?
Honoring greatness
Statue of Richmond pioneer Maggie L. Walker unveiled to cheers at gateway to Jackson Ward
Richmond residents and officials rejoiced Saturday morning as the long-awaited statue of hometown hero Maggie Lena Walker was unveiled.
Friday, July 14
5 African-American women hold senior, leadership positions at VMFA
In 2015, only 4 percent of the curators, conservators, educators and leadership staff at art museums in the United States were African-American, according to a recent survey by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Personality: Julie Anderson
Spotlight on 2017 Star of Life Award winner
Growing up as the child of a paramedic and a firefighter, Julie Anderson says she never worried about her parents’ safety, even after her father was burned and hurt his back in two separate incidents
Faith group opposes Trump on voting data request
A national network of progressive faith organizations is rallying support for officials in Virginia and 43 other states and the District of Columbia who have rebuffed a Trump administration effort to collect detailed personal information on voters as part of a probe of alleged voter fraud.
‘Placing markers with statues … will not fix this long-standing slap in the face’
Re “‘Tear those statues down:’ Richmonders decry mayor’s plan to put Confederate statues ‘in context,’” Free Press June 29-July 1 edition:
RRHA ‘missed a golden opportunity’ to help people become homeowners
Re “Prospect of home ownership escapes 70-year-old Randolph resident,” Free Press June 29-July 1 edition: I was appalled reading the Free Press front page story about Charlene Harris, the 70-year-old Randolph resident. Is the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s management becoming aloof and unfeeling towards the residents they serve? To think that the RRHA would move a 70-year-old lady from a house she has lived in and called home for 49 years and relocate her into a less desirable house and neighborhood is inconceivable.
Ashe played tennis at Brookfield Park, not Battery Park
Re: “Ashe mural to be unveiled at Battery Park on July 12,” Free Press July 6-8 edition: I had started writing a letter about the myth of Arthur Ashe playing tennis in Battery Park when I saw the letter to the editor by Kathryn L. Reid in the June 29-July 1 edition of the Free Press. I thought the matter had been addressed and corrected, but I see the myth is still alive and being promoted.
Justice not served
After decades of struggles and sacrifices, civil rights legislation enacted in the 1960s won federal promises to ensure that discrimination is illegal and would not be tolerated. Unfettered access to housing, voting rights, fair credit, public accommodations and more was marked and celebrated as hard-fought victories for black Americans and other people of color. In later years,
An absence of facts
It is hard to be rebuffed more soundly than President Trump’s “election integrity” commission — or, as he called it, the “very distinguished voter fraud panel.” The commission has been stiffed by most of the states. It’s not hard to imagine why. For one thing, the panel appears to be designed less to improve election efficiency than to boost the president’s fragile ego.
Stop the madness
We are tired of President Trump and his lies. And we are particularly aggravated by his hubris and deceit when it comes to his connections with Russia and his collusion with the Kremlin to win the November 2016 presidential election.
Chef Jerome Grant leads sweet taste of success at new national museum
The day begins at 6:30 a.m. for the staff of Sweet Home Café, the highly acclaimed restaurant at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington.
Richmonders named to national health institute board
Two Richmonders active in health education have been named to the 18-member board of directors of the National Medical Association’s W. Montague Cobb Health Institute.
Fairfax to keynote MBL annual expo
Justin Fairfax, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia, will be the keynote speaker at the Metropolitan Business League’s 2017 RVA LinkUp Expo on Wednesday, July 26.
Free diabetes management workshop begins July 20
Managing diabetes, from a healthy diet that includes tasty foods to lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke, is the focus of an American Diabetes Association education program this summer.
Riverside defeats the Blue Sox in RBI Tournament
Some talented, teenage baseball players have completed the Richmond area portion of their season. Now they’re ready to hit the road.
Flying Squirrels team members tapped for EL All-Star Game
The Richmond Flying Squirrels were well represented in the Eastern League All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 12, in Manchester, N.H.
Excellence Perry lives up to his name
Just about everything is special regarding Excellence Perry, starting with his name. “Our family is very religious and believes words have power,” said the recent honors graduate of the Collegiate School in Western Henrico County.
Aaron Judge fans turn heads at MLB Home Run Derby
Aaron Judge’s prodigious home run swing and his loyal fans were the big head-turners at the Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby on Monday in Miami.
Remembering Ralph Garr, former phenomenal Richmond player
Beep! Beep! In examining Richmond’s professional baseball history, one name deserves special mention — Ralph Allen Garr, aka “The Road Runner.”
Broadcast legend ‘Tiger Tom’ Mitchell dies
“Tiger Tom” Mitchell built his life on the spoken and written word. For more than 30 years, the celebrated broadcaster entertained untold thousands of listeners with his radio show on long-gone WANT AM 990.
Dr. William C. Jones, 83, noted obstetrician, dies
Expectant mothers often filled the waiting room in Dr. William Collins Jones’ busy North Side office. They could be there for hours while Dr. Jones handled a delivery at a nearby hospital. But none of the women left because each believed her baby was in the best of hands.
Margaret P. Howlette, 55-year city educator, dies
Margaret Poindexter Howlette mothered thousands of Richmond children, although she never had any of her own. For 55 years, Mrs. Howlette dedicated herself to the elementary students she came in contact with, first as a teacher for 29 years and then as a guidance counselor for another 26 years.
Shirley Clarke, former civic leader and community activist, dies at 86
Shirley Hagins Johnson Clarke enjoyed trying new career directions.
Rev. Joseph R. Young, pastor of Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Amelia, succumbs at 81
For The Rev. Joseph Roger Young, the call to ministry came late in life. The retired insurance claims adjuster was 65 when he entered Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond to begin his new career.
Maggie Walker’s descendants ready to embrace statue, history
For the descendants of Maggie Lena Walker, the unveiling of a statue in her honor in Downtown has been a long time coming.
City auditor facing criticism of his own
Umesh Dalal has put many of the bureaucrats at Richmond City Hall in the hot seat during his 11 years as city auditor. Now, it’s his turn.
Richmond’s interim schools superintendent plans to ‘move the ball forward’
As interim superintendent of Richmond Public Schools, Thomas E. Kranz said he wants to make students, parents, teachers, administrators and the community feel good about Richmond Public Schools again.
Clarification
Stephanie Priddy’s return to Thomas Jefferson High School is good only for summer school classes, according to Richmond Public Schools.
RPS libraries awarded grants from Laura Bush Foundation
Nine Richmond Public Schools libraries have been awarded $54,000 from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries to purchase books and magazines.
KKK in Charlottesville outnumbered
Klan rally draws more than 1,000 counterprotesters
More than 1,000 people turned out to shout down a group of Ku Klux Klan members last Saturday at a Charlottesville park where a few dozen hate group members and supporters waving Confederate flags and signs with anti-Semitic messages held a rally.
Federal agencies fail to report hate crimes to FBI
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from ProPublica In violation of a long-standing legal mandate, scores of federal law enforcement agencies are failing to submit statistics to the FBI’s national hate crimes database, ProPublica has learned.
Death sentence?
Virginia inmate files federal class action lawsuit to make Hepatitis C treatment available to prisoners
Terry A. Riggleman went to prison as a convicted robber. But 11 years into his 20-year sentence, he is working to change an alleged state practice of withholding life-saving medicine from Virginia prison inmates like him who are afflicted with the liver-destroying viral infection known as Hepatitis C.
Tuesday, July 11
Candidates line up for Nov. 7 election for Richmond offices
She beat incumbent Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. in the June 13 Democratic primary.
Sprint to give RPS students 6,000 tablets with internet service over 5 years
At least 1,000 Richmond high school students will receive free computer tablets this fall that are connected to the internet.
Schools petition drive organizer files suit against Va. Department of Elections
Paul Goldman is taking the state Department of Elections to court. The former chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia is accusing the state agency of using a state law to undermine efforts to get a school improvement initiative on the Richmond ballot.
Virginians to be impacted by new laws now in effect
New state laws went into effect Saturday, July 1, that could impact how Virginians drive, what kind of alcohol they buy and what they wear when they go hunting.
City receives grants for lead paint abatement, workforce development
Richmond has been awarded grants totaling $4.6 million that will enable the city Health District to do more to reduce lead poisoning of children and to beef up the city’s workforce programs that seek to reduce poverty. The biggest grant, $2.7 million, is from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Autistic student back at TJ High
For six months, Stephanie Priddy has fought a Richmond Public Schools decision to remove her from Thomas Jefferson High School.
State ABC seeking new headquarters, warehouse space
The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is beginning its hunt for a new headquarters and warehouse site to replace its current space in North Side.
Friday, July 7
Richmond mom takes action after teen deaths
Candice Walker, like many people in Richmond, was appalled and outraged by the recent slayings of five teenagers.
Praise for Girls for a Change
My parents raised me to be active, awake and an advocate for my community and the LGBTQ communities. After attending a recent event at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square, I knew I had a responsibility to use my voice to speak out about issues like police brutality, the school-to-prison pipeline and the negative portrayal of black women in the media.
‘The racism of yesterday creates the realities of today’
Re “Tear those statues down,” Free Press June 29-July1 edition:
Protecting the right to vote
Voting is not a privilege. It is a fundamental, constitutionally ratified right afforded to all eligible citizens. The right to elect your federal, state and local representatives and weigh in on proposed local policies via ballot is the very definition of democracy — rule by the people.
GOP making America suffer again
How devastating would the Republican health care legislation be if enacted?
Freedom isn’t free
We refuse to be intimidated by the Ku Klux Klan and its plan to hold a rally this Saturday in Charlottesville.
Maggie Walker statue ready for dedication on her July 15 birthday
It has been two decades in the making.
Southampton County man working to save Nat Turner’s birthplace
When H. Kahlif Khalifah purchased land in Southampton County in 1990, he learned prior to the purchase that it was, according to community lore, the birthplace of Nat Turner.
Richmond Community Unity Day Sunday in Byrd Park
It’s a get-together designed to promote the positive about Richmond and its residents.
ICA opening delayed until spring 2018
The tall, angular building at Broad and Belvidere streets that is to become the Institute for Contemporary Art stands out on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.
CIAA celebrating 125 years of black college football
Black college football turns 125 years old this year.
Dave Robbins named to Small College Basketball Hall of Fame
Retired Coach Dave Robbins’ already glowing resume continues to grow. The former Virginia Union University basketball coach has been named to the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame.
John Hill new basketball coach at ECSU
Elizabeth City State University has turned to veteran coach John Hill to revive its men’s basketball program. Coach Hill replaces Lou Grimsley, who coached the Vikings to a 3-22 overall record and 1-14 mark in the CIAA last season on an interim basis.
Westbrook named NBA MVP; U.Va. alum Brogdon Rookie of the Year
Russell Westbrook has blazed a trail of triple doubles to the NBA’s highest individual honor. The 28-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder guard was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on June 26 on the strength of these powerful regular season numbers:
Rookie Aaron Judge will start for AL in MLB All-Star Game
Aaron Judge wears No. 99 on his New York Yankees jersey, but ranks No. 1 in other important categories.
Venus breaks down at Wimbledon despite win
Tennis star Venus Williams broke down in tears during her post-match news conference at Wimbledon on Monday when asked about a recent car accident she was involved in, which led to the death of a 78-year-old Florida man.
Street sign unveiled
It’s not official, but a stretch of Duval Street in Jackson Ward is now John Jasper Way. Unveiled last Sunday at Duval Street and Chamberlayne Parkway, the honorary street sign pays tribute to the
Claudette C. Harris, retired elementary schoolteacher, dies at 72
Claudette Chavis Harris touched the lives of hundreds of Richmond children during her 30-year career as an elementary schoolteacher.
Personality: Oludare Ogunde
Spotlight on founder of nonprofit Project Give Back to Community
Facing life outside of prison can be almost as daunting as surviving life behind bars. As an ex-offender, Oludare Ogunde knows about these challenges.
RPS interim superintendent to focus on buildings, improvement plan
Thomas E. Kranz, the new interim superintendent for Richmond Public Schools, plans to focus on improving school facilities and working with state officials to make systemic changes during his six months at the helm.
Henrico County takes Essex Village owners to court
Henrico County officials are fed up with unfulfilled promises to fix Essex Village, a sprawling
RRHA steps up efforts to help residents find jobs
A Creighton Court community room packed with people seeking to learn about employment opportunities.
Free Press wins NNPA award
The Richmond Free Press continues to be recognized with national awards. The Free Press placed second for the Armstrong-Ellington Best Entertainment Section at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual convention June 20 through 24 at the National Harbor outside Washington.
Ashe mural to be unveiled at Battery Park on July 12
It’s unveiling time for a new mural tribute to the late Arthur Ashe, the Richmond-born tennis star and humanitarian.
Bids on RRHA houses generate $1.4M
Bidders offered a collective $1.4 million for 26 vacant houses that the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority auctioned last week. That’s an average of nearly $54,000 per house, according to the final tally.
$2.9M
Family of Philando Castile settles in his fatal shooting by police officer
The city of St. Anthony, Minn., has agreed to pay nearly $3 million to the mother of Philando Castile, a registered gun owner who was shot to death by a police officer during a routine traffic stop although he was complying with the cop’s orders.
Morehouse College grad named new interim president
Harold Martin Jr., a 2002 Morehouse College graduate and secretary of its Board of Trustees, has been named interim president of the all-male institution that is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The board announced the selection of Mr. Martin on June 26. He replaces William J. “Bill” Taggart, who died in June from an aneurysm.
U.S. Supreme Court decisions change church-state separation, allow partial Muslim ban
The First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom has barred the government from meddling with or taxing churches and other faith-based institutions. In exchange, religious institutions generally have not been entitled to receive taxpayer funding. No more.
No fear of KKK
Charlottesville leaders, including clergy and NAACP, plan positive activities for Saturday in response to Klan protest
Charlottesville residents refuse to buckle under fear in the face of a Ku Klux Klan rally planned for Saturday in a public park.
