State vital records now online
Millions of individual records of births, deaths, marriages and divorces in Virginia in the past 100 years are now available online, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced this week.
Baker Elementary conversion plan on track
The Richmond School Board has cleared the way for the old Baker Elementary School in Gilpin Court to be converted into 55 new apartments for the elderly and disabled.
Primary elections Tuesday, June 9
Next week, Richmond voters will go to the polls. Primary elections will be held in two area Senate and two area House of Delegates districts on Tuesday, June 9, to determine who will carry the Democratic banner into the general election in November.
Baseball’s Jalen Rudolph of TJ conference player of the year
If Richmond Public Schools was to name an All-Round Athlete of the Year, Jalen Rudolph would deserve serious consideration.
‘Equity and Excellence’ needed
All across the country, people are gathering to observe an annual academic rite of passage — graduation. In a scene that will be played out countless times during this season of celebration, family and friends will dutifully take their seats in auditoriums and at sports fields around the nation and proudly look on as their loved ones walk across stages to receive their diplomas or degrees and, finally, turn the tassel on their graduation caps.
Richmond high school graduations start Tuesday
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s graduation time in Richmond.
Lettie Coleman Madison, 105, developed social work department at VUU
For more than a century — 105 years to be exact — Lettie Coleman Madison used her vast reservoir of talents and experiences to help transform the lives of others. The daughter of a sharecropper and granddaughter of freed slaves, she left no stone unturned while seeking to help others. She was a lifelong advocate for human rights as a social worker, college professor, author, philanthropist, church member and, later, as a retiree.
Process that boots judges under review
Justice Cleo E. Powell of Va. Supreme Court to head panel
Justice Cleo E. Powell of Va. Supreme Court to head panel
Investment in students pays dividends
Last fall, the alumni of Virginia Union University kicked off the “Invest in a Student” campaign and raffle, the first of its kind for the alumni of VUU. Tickets were sold to alumni and friends around the state and all over the country. The grand prize was a 2015 Series 3 BMW and the winning ticket was drawn during VUU’s 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala and Masquerade Ball on April 24.
Morrissey should ‘stay out of the public eye’
Why does Joe Morrissey seem to have such support in the black community?
Job elimination strikes a chord
Mayor Dwight C. Jones and most of Richmond City Council continue to budget in shortsighted ways.
Changing the face of currency
Let’s do this. Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. It’s time for the face of this nation’s currency to catch up with the great changes this country has undergone since the end of the Jim Crow era. Putting the no-nonsense image of Ms. Tubman, a black woman who served her people as a conductor of the Underground Railroad — and served her country as a Union Army spy during the Civil War — would be a powerful reflection of that change.
Time to fish
There is an old saying that if you give someone a fish, he or she can eat for a day. But if you teach people to fish, they can feed themselves for a lifetime.
Lighting the way
Today, we light a candle for Raymond H. Boone, the late founder, editor and publisher of the Richmond Free Press.
Dogwood Dell blossoms with Festival of the Arts
Richmond’s free summer Festival of the Arts at Dogwood Dell will launch its new season Sunday, June 7, with a Renaissance-style fair and a production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
Local track stars make website’s all-time Top 10
With spring track and field in full gear, let’s call a timeout to reflect on some blasts from the past. Numerous area athletes have popped up on an impressive, recently released list of Virginia’s all-time, outdoor high school track and field performers.
Cleveland, Golden State gear up for NBA Finals
The spotlight couldn’t get any brighter or the stakes any higher. Professional basketball’s annual main event is about to tip off. This year’s NBA Finals, with the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors, features two piping hot teams and a pair of the world’s premier individual talents.
Prince George player among area’s top scorers
If you missed seeing Ariel Stephenson play basketball for Prince George High School, you’ll have a chance to spot her in upcoming seasons at Wake Forest University.
VUU, VSU athletes named to CIAA All-Academic team
Athletes at Virginia Union and Virginia State universities have been named to the CIAA’s All-Academic team. VUU tennis player Anthony Michael and VSU basketball star Tiffanie Adair were first team picks.
