Alan G. Reese Sr., accountant, dies at 64
Alan Gerard Reese, a veteran accountant who also was involved in the revival of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood, has died.
Project Restore Community Outreach Day at Chesterfield flea market
Project Restore and E.Y.P.C., Empowering Youth for Positive Change, are holding a Community Outreach Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Jefferson Davis Flea Market, 5700 Jefferson Davis Hwy. in Chesterfield County.
Community health fair Sept. 11 at Hillside Court
A group of churches, community and religious organizations are hosting the Mind, Body & Soul Health Fair in Hillside Court from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Hillside Court public housing community, 1500 Harwood St.
Three Virginia HBCUs join Apple initiative
Three historically Black universities in Virginia are part of an Apple-inspired initiative to get more people of color involved in computer coding and computer science.
RAA earns re-accreditation
The Richmond Ambulance Authority still ranks among the top ambulance companies in the country despite personnel shortages that have slowed its responses to emergency calls.
Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail
The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday and released.
After bowing to Hampton, VUU to play home opener Saturday against Valdosta State
Virginia Union University will play its first game on Willie Lanier Field at Hovey Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 11, and it might help if Lanier himself could play for the Panthers.
Dr. Walton M. Belle, longtime Richmond surgeon and team doctor for VUU Panthers, dies at 91
Dr. Walton McNeil Belle Sr. combined surgery with a flair for business.
Congressman Scott’s annual Labor Day political event canceled
Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott’s Annual Labor Day Picnic has been canceled because of the resurgence of COVID-19.
In praise of GOP candidate for governor
Re Letter to the editor ‘GOP candidate a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” ’ Free Press Aug. 12-14 edition:
‘Don’t believe everything you read ... in the Richmond Free Press’
Re “Jury still out: After a year on the job, Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith has not won over many officers or residents either through style or substance,” Free Press Aug. 12-14 edition, and “Vacancies hurting Richmond’s emergency operations,” Free Press Aug. 26-28 edition:
The party of Lincoln no longer exists, by David W. Marshall
When I hear today’s Republicans refer to themselves as the party of Lincoln, I have to stop and shake my head. Do Republicans really know what the party of Abraham Lincoln actually stood for?
On this Labor Day 2021
We honor all those whose talents and hard work make our own lives possible each day.
Rev. Jackson in rehab; wife out of ICU
The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s wife has been moved from intensive care back into a regular room at the Chicago hospital where she is being treated for COVID-19, her family said in a statement on Monday.
450 goal reached in campaign for new Richmond Planet license plate
Coming soon: A new license plate bearing the Black power logo of a historic newspaper that fought lynching and other forms of oppression in Richmond and Virginia.
N.C. Central beats Alcorn State in Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge
HBCUs got a rare crack at primetime, national television coverage on Aug. 28, and North Carolina Central University wasn’t blinded by the lights.
Clyde the Glide’ Austin’s grandson signs with Oakland school
Alii Bledsoe, the 6-foot-5 grandson of Clyde Austin, has accepted a basketball scholarship to Lincoln University of Oakland, Calif.
VCU gets the jump and signs Varina High standout Alphonzo Billups
After whiffing at some of the area’s top local hoops prospects in recent years, Virginia Commonwealth University has hit what may be a home run with Alphonzo Billups.
