The first attempt of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965 led to police violence against peaceful African-American demonstrators. The police beatings on what became known as “Bloody Sunday” generated anger across the nation 55 years ago ...

Medical experts say the coronavirus can particularly impact people age 60 and older, those with underlying medical conditions and whose immune systems may be compromised. A major question, then, is what can people do to boost their immune systems?

Within one week, former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein has filed and lost a libel suit against Netflix and film director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in the streaming service’s limited series about the Exonerated (formerly Central Park) Five case, which ...

Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America’s most successful “pull yourself up by your own bootstrap” stories, but many people have never heard of her. However, that’s changing, thanks to the recent release of a Netflix limited series starring ...

Kevin Willmott has a great story to share with Richmonders when he arrives next week for the James River Film Festival RVA.

The Valentine, the museum of Richmond history, presented its 15th Annual Richmond History Makers awards to individuals and organizations that are making a difference in the capital city Tuesday during a ceremony at Virginia Union University.

The artistic creativity of Richmond Public Schools students will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Huguenot High School, host of the annual RPS Fine Arts Festival of visual arts, music, dance and theater.

Dr. Fania Davis, co-founder of the Restorative Justice of Oakland Youth in California, will be the keynote speaker at a community forum on equity in education 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1000 Mosby ...

Historic Evergreen Cemetery would be transformed into an outdoor college of African- American history and culture if the nonprofit that now owns the burial ground in the city’s East End can pull it off.

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A daylong leadership symposium honoring the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first African-American elected governor, will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Virginia Union University’s Claude G. ...

On Feb. 22, 1960, more than 200 Virginia Union University students protested the whites- only policy at the restaurant and lunch counter at Thalhimers department store in Downtown, challenging its segregationist dining policy in solidarity with similar student efforts taking ...

The sixth edition of the weeklong Richmond Black Restaurant Experience begins Sunday, March 1, with a food truck extravaganza from 1 to 5 p.m. at Kanawha Plaza, it has been announced.

The governor, lobbyists, legislators and their assistants left Capitol Square last Thursday to face off on the basketball court for a cancer research fundraiser.

Lizzo was named entertainer of the year and “Just Mercy” won best motion picture, best actor and best supporting actor Saturday at the NAACP Im- age Awards, as the show that recognizes entertainers of color ladled honors on the film ...