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- Community businesses honored by Metropolitan Business League
  
  Spring brings a mild warmup to the area
  
  Granite Community Foundation unearths lost community legacy in South Side
  
  Chesterfield recognizes 2024 Community Champions
  
  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
  
  Total solar eclipse wows North America
  
  Shock, grief and mourning for 3 Georgia-based U.S. soldiers killed in Middle East ...
  
  Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican
  
  House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a ...
Opinion
- The governor’s good choice
  
  Welcome Pharrell
  
  Hi, my name is ..
  
  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
Faith
- - Faith News
  - Obituaries
  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
Entertainment
- - Personality
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  Personality: Joanna Suzanne Lee
  
  Personality: Rhonda Keyes Pleasants
  
  Personality: Sheri Shannon
  
  Personality: Earl Reid
  
  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
Sports
- 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
  
  French star Alexandre Saar on NBA teams’ radar
Black Experience
- Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, ...
  
  '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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