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Richmond continues to fight snow, ice as temperatures stay below freezing
Disability advocates rally for progress in services, rights
Kamras, board leaders reveal funding challenges for city schools
Dems roll out bills to curb federal immigration enforcement
Gospel musician Richard Smallwood remembered with music-filled funeral
Gladys West, mathematician whose work enabled GPS, dies at 95
Sharpton, National Action Network to honor Holder, Scott at King Day breakfast
Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark historic year in D.C.
Indigenous artifacts returned by the Vatican are now at a Canadian museum
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ …
Adjusting to a new rhythm in Ghana
Olympic champions, amateurs flock to Kenya for world-class training
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Why Black America must pay attention to global power by Julianne Malveaux
ICE killings in Minnesota expose a tyrannical agenda by David W. Marshall
Claudette Colvin’s story shows what is lost when history is erased by Marc …
Burnout is breaking health care by Steve Forti
Holding vape shops accountable is a step toward safer communities
Richmond’s Coliseum deserves a second chance
Election sends message to politicians
Youngkin and Earle-Sears fail Virginia schools
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Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church to screen film on King’s Richmond legacy
Church hosts exhibit on transforming lives of children in poverty
‘Gospel Symphony Praise Party’ set at Carpenter Theatre
First Baptist Church of Midlothian marks 180th anniversary
Jackson Ward community fixture Clarence Lee Clay Jr. dies at 85
Gospel musician Richard Smallwood remembered with music-filled funeral
Gladys West, mathematician whose work enabled GPS, dies at 95
James Sweat, longtime Hampton and Norfolk State coach, dies
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RPS students give voice to King’s legacy in MLK Oratorical Contest
Richmond’s hidden espionage history explored in opera ‘Intelligence’
Virginia’s civil rights history comes alive in new podcast
VisArts expanding in The Fan
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Laila Edwards set to become first Black woman to represent U.S. in Olympic …
Skater Emmanuel Savary sharpens routines for 2026 U.S. Championships
Parker named Cowboys defensive coordinator
AJGA tournament returns to Williamsburg after six-year absence
VUU’s Parker joins East Team coaching staff for Shrine Bowl
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RVA Fashion Week ends fall showcase, shifts focus to spring events
Pharrell Williams: LEGO documentary captures his essence
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
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
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Boston’s new mayor marks historic ‘firsts’ leading city
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City native Krystian Williams
Krystian Williams, a Richmond native and Collegiate School standout, has signed with the University of Richmond football team.
VUU’s Parker joins East Team coaching staff for Shrine Bowl
Virginia Union head football coach Alvin Parker has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the East Team …
Richmond’s hidden espionage history explored in opera ‘Intelligence’
With Richmond’s Civil War past as its backdrop, a new opera brings the city’s hidden history of espionage to the …
AJGA tournament returns to Williamsburg after six-year absence
Visit Williamsburg will serve as title sponsor of an American Junior Golf Association tournament returning this year, officials announced recently.
Parker named Cowboys defensive coordinator
The Dallas Cowboys have hired Christian Parker as their defensive coordinator, making him the youngest in franchise history.
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