The Big Dipper heads to Petersburg
JMI and Virginia State University will host the inaugural Big Dipper Innovation Summit (Big Dipper) Jan. 12 -14 at VSU’s Multi-Purpose Center, 20809 2nd Ave. in Petersburg.
Desirée Roots, Weldon Hill to perform at VMHC
Desirée Roots and the Weldon Hill Ensemble will headline the 7th Annual National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture at 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
Antoine Davis’ scoring dominance
Detroit Mercy guard nets 3,103 points as of Jan. 4
A former walk-on is likely to soon become the second leading scorer in NCAA basketball history.
VUU, VSU star attractions in weekend hoops match
Grab a box of popcorn, find a comfy seat, and get ready for Star Wars, CIAA style.
Basketball and cars drive John Marshall’s Damon ‘Redd’ Thompson
Vrooom! Damon “Redd” Thompson Jr. can rev up a basketball team with his blinding speed and exciting array of skills.
Putting the ‘con’ in conservative, by Jesse Jackson
George Santos, a 34-year-old Republican congressman-elect, has gained notoriety before even coming to Washington.
Here comes Gen Z, by Svante Myrick
When 25-year-old Maxwell Frost of Florida takes his seat in the U.S. House this month, he will be the nation’s first Gen Z member of Congress. That—in and of itself—is a major milestone and accomplishment.
The King holiday reflects our resilience, by Julianne Malveaux
Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the inveterate warrior, Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), introduced legislation to make his birthday a federal holiday.
Big win
Once again, the Virginia General Assembly will have five Black senators, the largest number to serve at one time.
Byrd politics discussion at VMHC
The history and legacy of U.S. Sen. and Virginia Gov. Harry F. Byrd and his organization on Virginia politics will be discussed on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m at the Virginia Museum of His- tory and Culture at 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
VCU presents ‘Memories of Jan. 6’
Two years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, two Capitol police officers will reflect on their part in a discussion at Virginia Commonwealth University on Thursday, Jan. 19.
‘Paul Nichols Way’ to recognize former minister, VUU dean
The late Dr. Paul Nichols, a once prominent minister in local, regional and national religious affairs, will be remembered with an honorary street sign at P and 28th streets in Church Hill.
Council green-lights permit allowing Northside church to house homeless
More beds are opening for the homeless.
MLK Holiday Closings 2023
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 16, please note the following:
MLK Day celebration in Petersburg to include special proclamation
A special program honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 50th anniversary of the city declaring a holiday in the slain civil rights leader’s name, begins 3 p.m., Jan.15 at the Petersburg Public Library, 201 W. Washington St.
VCU’s medical college benefitted from slavery
Report documents ‘a troubled and problematic past’
Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine “profited in both concrete and indirect ways from slavery,” according to a university-commissioned report released last month.
Henrico Ministers’ Conference to host MLK celebration
Judge Roderick C. Young, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, is the guest speaker for the 37th Annual Henrico County Commemoration Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
RRHA’s parking pass
The city’s housing authority this week gained a boost from City Council as it prepares to move its headquarters from Gilpin Court to a 600 E. Broad St. office building in Downtown.
Accrediting body imposes warning on VUU
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) placed Virginia Union University on warning last month.
