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
Wednesday, 21 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 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 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
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804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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is to represent citizens in creating and amending 
local laws, providing government policy and 
oversight, and approving the city budget.
 
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creating a vibrant community that is a great place 
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.
