More than gold
Gymnast Simone Biles stuns the world, her teammates and her competitors by withdrawing from Olympic team and individual all-around competition to focus on her mental health
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles was expected to again helped lead the American team to gold medal glory at the Tokyo Olympics just as she had at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Instead, the reigning queen of the sport help draw attention to the stresses that top athletes face Tuesday after she voluntarily withdrew from further competition, citing concerns about her mental fitness to continue.
Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs and accusations of treason.
Personality: Betty L. Squire
Spotlight on president of Engine Company #9 and Associates
For nearly 30 years, Engine Company #9 and Associates has recognized the trailblazing path of the first African-American firefighters and police officers in Richmond. And now, the organization’s president, Betty L. Squire, is overseeing the group’s latest effort to showcase the pioneers in a new and big way.
Dr. James Edward Leary, who pastored churches for more than 60 years, dies at 86
Dr. James Edward Leary, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in civil rights protests in the 1960s and provided pastoral services for 60 years to at least 12 churches in Richmond and other states, died Friday, July 23, 2021.
Washington Football Team returns to Richmond training camp
Welcome back, burgundy and gold, even if it’s only for a quick pit stop.
Silk Hair Studio becomes touch point for COVID-19 vaccination effort
Silk Hair Studio bustled with talk and activity Tuesday afternoon, though not just about hair care and other conversations between patrons in dryer chairs.
RPS will reopen with mask requirement
Richmond Public Schools will reopen Sept. 8 under the inescapable cloud of the COVID-19 delta variant, with officials announcing that students, teachers and staff will be required to wear masks in schools and on buses regardless of their vaccination status.
2 groups step up to manage city’s motel shelter program for homeless
More than 300 homeless men, women and children will continue to stay in motels in South Side after Saturday, July 31, rather than being discharged to the streets as some feared would happen.
City wants to know residents’ wish list for spending $77M
“How would you spend $77 million on your city?”
Possible new home for Richmond Police Memorial?
Move it to Capitol Square. That’s where supporters of the Richmond Police Memorial statue want it to go.
Annie Giles Center to have grand reopening ceremony July 31
It has been a soup kitchen and a shelter for the homeless during the winter.
Monica L. Jefferson named interim director of HOME
The Richmond-based fair housing watchdog Housing Opportunities Made Equal is undergoing a leadership change.
VSU to hold free Agriculture Field Day at Randolph Farm
Virginia State University is hosting its annual Agriculture Field Day at Randolph Farm, its 416-acre research farm in Petersburg, from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 30.
Richmond high schools get back to the gridiron after pandemic hiatus
Strike up the band. Following a full football season of inactivity due to the pandemic, Richmond Public Schools are returning to the gridiron. Many schools from the surrounding counties chose to play an abbreviated spring season in 2021 while RPS sat out the entire school year.
VUU Panthers anxious to get back to the game
The upcoming Virginia Union University football season might be titled unfinished business.
Va. University of Lynchburg announces 2021 football schedule
Virginia University of Lynchburg football players will be spending a lot of time on the road this upcoming season.
Aqeel Glass named Black College Football Player of the Year
Aqeel Glass has won the top individual prize for Black College Football.
JaVale McGee may follow mother, Pamela McGee, in winning Olympic gold
Pamela McGee helped the United States win an Olympic gold medal for basketball. Now her son, JaVale McGee, is in position to earn one himself.
