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  Spring brings a mild warmup to the area
  
  Granite Community Foundation unearths lost community legacy in South Side
  
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  Report exposes racial disparities in workplace safety
  
  Asian-American and Pacific Islander Month centers revelry and racial justice
  
  President Biden signs $95B bill for war aid in Ukraine
  
  USDA updates rules for school meals that limit sugars
  
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  Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican
  
  House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a ...
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  Palpable relief doesn’t ease the pain
  
  Is Chicago ready for the next Democratic convention?, by Clarence Page
  
  AIPAC’s role in the war between Israel and Palestine, by Julianne Malveaux
  
  Loss of support from Republican evangelicals suits MAGA crowd just fine, by Clarence ...
  
  Earth Day: A sense of wonder, by Bobby Whitescarver
  
  Former VUU presidents ensured buildings’ preservation
  
  ‘What became of the Black People of Sumer?’
  
  Richmond Community Hospital: Finding compromise is possible!
  
  Zeta Phi Beta chapter to VUU: Don’t demolish historic hospital
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  Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America’s Black Church
  
  Hospital Chaplain J.S. Park’s new book explores grief
  
  Religious affairs expert Thomas Bowen moves from city of Washington to White House
  
  Remembering an icon
  
  Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
  
  Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93
  
  O.J. Simpson has been cremated, estate attorney in Las Vegas says
  
  William DuBois ‘Duke’ Smither leaves a legacy of powerful storytelling
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  Musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ fueled by Alicia Keys’ music gets Tony nomination
  
  Asian Festival returns to Convention Center
  
  New exhibition honors legacy of Rosenwald School program
  
  Norfolk native conducts RSO
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- VSU’s Darrington ignites lineup with power hitting
  
  Washington’s Heisman winner history continues with Daniels
  
  Smith boards Pirates’ ship
  
  U.S. Soccer boasts diverse roster
  
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  'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
  
  Grammy-winning singer Betty Wright succumbs at 66
  
  Andre Harrell, who founded Uptown Records and launched many careers, dies at 5
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, ...
  
  Hair care products founder Joe Dudley dies
  
  Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy
  
  Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City ...
  
  Hampton University announces new president
  
  Obamas break ground for $830M presidential library
  
  ‘Forgotten First:’ A look at four – and more – NFL trailblazers
  
  Boston’s new mayor marks historic ‘firsts’ leading city
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Community businesses honored by Metropolitan Business League

Against the backdrop of the Altria Theater Ballroom and a crowd of more than 500 guests, local businesses got their ...

Spring brings a mild warmup to the area

Construction worker Jacob Oliver of Chester takes a break from his work building a new apartment project in Scott’s Addition. Mr. Oliver has been working on the job for a month and acknowledges that the heat can make his job tough.

Richmond is starting to heat up, as spring finally brings warmer temperatures to the Metro Area. The week started with ...

VCU anti-war protest attracts hundreds, ends in 13 arrests

Virginia Commonwealth University students set up a “Liberated Zone for Palestine” on Monday beside the John Branch Cabell Library. Students and community activists gathered together making signs and expressing their views. Police were deployed to the protest later that evening, making several arrests.

Six students at Virginia Commonwealth University were among the 13 people arrested by police Monday evening on VCU’s campus outside ...

Report exposes racial disparities in workplace safety

The AFL-CIO, a coalition representing 12.5 million workers across various unions, has released its 33rd annual report, “Death on the ...

Personality: Joanna Suzanne Lee

Joanna Suzanne Lee has been writing poetry since elementary school. Some of Ms. Lee’s schoolteachers encouraged her to write and ...

Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America’s Black Church

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black ...

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