Funeral Dec. 7 for Richmond Fire Lt. Ashley N. Berry, 33
Final tributes will be paid to Richmond Fire Department Lt. Nicole Ashley Berry at noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd.
Personality: Kimberly Pleasants
Spotlight on board president of Richmond Story House
Richmond is rife with historical importance for the state, country and the world, but not all that history is treated with equal care and consideration. For all the lives and legacies that have fallen or risk falling between the cracks of a changing capital, the Richmond Story House seeks to uncover and elevate those stories.
Dyer named new state fire marshal
Garrett Dyer is the new fire marshal for the state of Virginia. Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced the appointment of Mr. Dyer on Nov. 14.
Dr. Robert Winn takes helm at VCU's Massey Cancer Center
Dr. Robert Winn, an expert in lung cancer and community- based health care, is the new director of the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance ceremony to be held Dec. 7
Navy Cmdr. Jean Marie Sul- livan, commanding officer of the USS Whidbey Island, will be the keynote speaker at the Commonwealth’s Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St.
Area environmental groups to hold march, rally on Friday
A coalition of Richmond area environmental groups will take part in a global climate strike on Friday, Dec. 6, with a 1 p.m. march from Monroe Park to the Capitol followed by a 2 p.m. gathering at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square to call for policy changes.
RRHA redevelopment plan rejected by HUD
The city’s housing authority has been blocked, at least temporarily, from moving ahead with its sweeping plan for transforming public housing that has raised public concern about the impact on thousands of people if their government-owned rental units are replaced.
School Board adopts new rezoning plan without pairing schools
After more than five hours and some heated discussions, the Richmond School Board voted 5-4 on Monday to accept a rezoning plan that would redraw school attendance boundaries in all parts of Richmond, along with other recommendations.
A holiday wedding to remember
While every wedding seeks to be a memorable moment for everyone in attendance, none will have had the experience Donald McWilliams Jr. and Roberta Jennings will share this Saturday.
Alabama unveils statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks
MONTGOMERY, Ala. A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was dedicated in Alabama’s capital city on Sunday, the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.
Terror on the road
After 17 years, a Chesapeake man opens up about his encounter with ‘The D.C. Snipers’
After 27 years in the Navy, Harley Peterson couldn’t help but evaluate a passing car as he would an unfamiliar ship cruising past his own off the coast of Vietnam or in the Atlantic.
Independent, unbiased?
Questions raised by City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray about consulting firm’s ties to backers of the $1.5B Coliseum and Downtown development plan
A Chicago-based real estate development, hospitality, hotel and tourism consulting firm with ties to known advocates of the $1.5 billion Richmond Coliseum replacement plan has been tapped to undertake what was to be an independent and unbiased assessment of the proposal for Richmond City Council.
City public defenders launch pay parity campaign
Public defenders who represent nearly half of the people facing criminal charges in Richmond’s court system are tired of being underpaid state employees.
New drug approved to manage sickle cell disease
U.S. regulators have approved a new medicine that can help reduce extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups.
End surprise medical bills
Congress needs to take action to end surprise medical bills. These are the bills patients receive when they unknowingly go outside of their insurance network for care, without realizing their insurance will not cover them.
Let’s do the right thing
Re “Get out: Court-ordered RRHA evictions raising alarms in Creighton Court,” Free Press Oct. 24-26 edition: It is a shame that many of our city’s top officials did not say anything when public housing tenants were being given eviction notices.
A.I. and African-American workers by Marc H. Morial
“Black America’s collective response to emerging technology will determine whether it is an opportunity or an existential threat.” – George H. Lambert Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Greater Washington Urban League
John Brown: Saint or madman? by John Michael Cummings
I grew up in the 1970s, a stone’s throw away from John Brown’s Fort in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Today, many are throwing verbal stones at the fort.
America's last slave ship could offer a case for reparations
Alabama steamship owner Timothy Meaher financed the last slave vessel that brought African captives to the United States, and he came out of the Civil War a wealthy man.
