RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Monday, 19 March 2012
Councilwoman Cynthia I. Newbille and Delegate Delores L. McQuinn invite everyone to attend the Richmond 9th Annual Heritage Celebration: Celebrating African American Women Achievers
This event is free and open to the public
WHAT The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council East End 7th District, and The Honorable Delores L. McQuinn, Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates 70th District, invite the entire Richmond-metro community to attend the Richmond 9th Annual Heritage Celebration: Celebrating African American Women Achievers. The celebration will be a fun-filled event for the entire family and is free and open to the public. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. The event will include:
• Guest Speaker, Dr. Sulayman Clark, Author, "The Rains"
• Free Theatrical Theatre IV Presentation of "The Oliver Hill Story"
(begins at 1:30 p.m.)
• The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City
Council East End 7th District
• The Honorable Delores L. McQuinn, Delegate, Virginia House of
Delegates Voter District 70
• The African American Experience - Panel Discussion
The Honorable Henry L. Marsh, Senator
Senate of Virginia - Voter District 12
The Honorable Mamie Locke, Senator,
Senate of Virginia - Voter District 2
The Honorable Melvin Law, President
Richmond Chapter of the NAACP
Rev. Marcus Martin, Pastor, New Bridge Baptist Church
Dr. Kim Allen, Interim Executive Director
Martin Luther King, Jr. Living History and Public Policy Center
• 2012 Virginia General Assembly Report
The Honorable Henry L. Marsh, Senator
Senate of Virginia - Voter District 12
The Honorable Mamie Locke, Senator,
Senate of Virginia - Voter District 2
The Honorable Joseph D. Morrissey, Delegate
Virginia House of Delegates - Voter District 74
The Honorable Betsy Carr, Delegate,
Virginia House of Delegates - Voter District 69
• Free Entertainment
• Free Soul Food Dinner
• Free Admission
The Richmond 9th Annual Heritage Celebration: Celebrating African American Women Achievers is personally sponsored by The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council East End 7th District, and The Honorable Delores L. McQuinn, Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates 70th District.
WHEN Saturday, March 24, 2012
1:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Theatrical Theatre IV Presentation of "The Oliver Hill Story" begins at 1:30 p.m.
WHERE Richmond Public Schools
Franklin Military Academy Auditorium
701 North 37th Street
Richmond, Virginia
WHO The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council East End 7th District; and,
The Honorable Delores L. McQuinn, Chairman, Richmond City Council Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates 70th District,
CONTACT For more information please contact Sam Patterson, District Liaison for The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council East End 7th District, at 804.646.3012; or sam.patterson@richmodngov.com.
and/or
Keith Westbrook, Legislative Assistant for The Honorable Delores L. McQuinn, Chairman, Richmond Slave Trail Commission (Member, Virginia House of Delegates -70th Voter District) at 804.698.1070, or deldmcquinn@house.virginia.gov
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
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Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council
is to represent citizens in creating and amending
local laws, providing government policy and
oversight, and approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.