City Council gives greenlight to casino project
Richmond easily leaped the first hurdle in its quest to become a casino city — City Council approval.
Mayor Stoney turns up the heat, orders RFP for new George Wythe to be issued
Mayor Levar M. Stoney is moving to hire an architectural firm to design the new George Wythe High School whether the Richmond School Board likes it or not – even as he acknowledged that City Hall would need the board’s consent to actually build the school.
Tops in their class
Richmond Public Schools valedictorians take the stage next week to speak at high school commencements
It’s graduation time — and time to celebrate.
Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure dispute
The pressure on trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones continued to mount last week as a major funding partner joined the call to change her status and a sought-after chemistry professor decided not to join the faculty over the dispute.
Black-owned beauty brands move into the retail spotlight
When Dr. Rose Ingleton launched her own namesake skincare line two years ago, she couldn’t break into the big chains and was forced to use her own funds and get financial help from family and friends.
Meghan and Harry welcome second child, Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, welcomed their second child Friday, June 4, with the birth of a healthy girl, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.
Bamisile transferring from Va. Tech to GW
Joe Bamisile has taken his jump shot from Blacksburg to Washington, D.C.
Harrison names to baseball’s All-Prep League
Josiah Harrison capped an outstanding junior season at Trinity Episcopal School in South Side by being named All- Prep League and All-Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association.
VCU baseball season ends at NCAA regional in Mississippi
The Virginia Commonwealth University baseball season hit a dead end in Starkville, Miss.
Luther H. Foster’s name needs to be returned to Nottoway County school
I call for the name of Nottoway Intermediate School to be changed back to Luther H. Foster School.
Black voter suppression is descendant of racist past
Anyone who is shocked or surprised by what the states of Texas and Mississippi currently are doing to suppress Black voting must have little, if any, knowledge of the history of the two former Confederate states. Otherwise, they would know that on Feb. 2, 1861, Texas adopted “A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union.”
Truth and guilt, by Dr. E. Faye Williams
I’ve always enjoyed observing the unique behaviors of children. With youngsters, what you see is what you get. They present an unvarnished, no-excuse look at human behavior and become genuinely interesting when they are old enough to understand the difference between right and wrong.
Pride Month and the Equality Act, by Marc H. Morial
“Rather than divide and discriminate, let us come together and create one nation. We are all one people. We all live in the American house. We are all the American family. Let us recognize that the gay people living in our house share the same hopes, troubles and dreams. It’s time we treated them as equals, as family.” — The late Congressman John Lewis
NSU’s Danny Hosley is among 5 finalists for Olerud Award
Norfolk State University’s Danny Hosley is one of five finalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.
Odicci Alexander leads JMU to early wins before bowing in Women’s College World Series
When the curtain finally fell, Odicci Alexander left behind a show that won’t soon be forgotten.
Simone Biles wins 7th title
There’s no disputing that Simone Biles is a champion. After Sunday, she is now a champion seven times over.
PayPal buys carbon credits from Enrichmond Foundation
PayPal, the well-known electronic payment and money transfer company, agreed to buy carbon credits from the Enrichmond Foundation to support the Richmond-based nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to restore two historic Black cemeteries, Evergreen and East End, it has been announced.
Actor Clarence Williams III dies at 81
Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop Linc Hayes on the counterculture series “The Mod Squad” and Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” died Friday, June 4, 2021, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81.
Virginia Supreme Court hears arguments in Lee statue cases
Can a group of landowners block the governor and the legislature from removing a giant symbol of white supremacy?
