Personality: Ryshonna T. Addison
For more than 10 years, Community 50/50 has worked to empower youths and families in the Greater Richmond area. And for more than 10 years, Ryshonna Taylise Addison has been there as the organization strives to create positive ripples through …
Personality: Douglas Powell aka ‘Roscoe Burnems’
Douglas Powell is many things — a poet, author and spoken word artist who performs under the alias Roscoe Burnems. He is a National Poetry Slam champion, a former TEDx speaker, a husband, father and teacher who has contributed to …
Personality: Robin Watson Telfian
A casual soup kitchen conversation led 50-year-old Robin Watson Telfian to start a non-profit .
Personality: Jeffrey M. Gallagher
The largest producing theater in Central Virginia. The first theater to perform a live theater production before an integrated audience in post-Reconstruction Virginia in defiance of Jim Crow laws. Those are major milestones in the history of Virginia Repertory Theatre, …
Personality: Jonathan D. Davis
Now more than ever, Jonathan Dwayne Davis is aware of the impact of his work to encourage and safeguard an equitable voting process for Richmonders.
Personality: Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson
For the first time in 43 years, Virginia Union University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders Breakfast will be a virtual celebration.
Personality: Victoria S. ‘Vickie’ Oakley
Education always has been a focus for Victoria S.“Vickie” Oakley.
Personality: Kenda Sutton-EL
Kenda Sutton-EL knows that all births aren’t equal in Virginia.
Personality: Pamela B. Smith
Pamela B. Smith was first inspired to join the Richmond Metropolitan Chapter of The Charmettes 25 years ago.
Personality: Kevin Holder
Six years after Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was created at Howard University, a new chapter was established in Richmond in the summer of 1920.
Personality: Floyd Lee Brown Jr.
Nothing can stop Soul Santa, not even COVID-19.
Personality: Dr. Abraham Teklu
Dr. Abraham Teklu, a geriatric physician and chairman of Richmond Ethiopian Community Services, is intent on doing his part to help both his local and international kinsmen get through the COVID-19 crisis.
Personality: Vicki L. Neilson
How do you throw a Thanksgiving feast for 3,000 people in the midst of a pandemic?
Personality: Chris L. Booker-Carlisle
Chris L. Booker-Carlisle assumed the role of president of the Richmond Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc. in May 2019, taking on a new position in an organization she’d been a part of for 19 years.
Personality: Corey Stuckey
For Virginia students, the last year has been filled with sudden changes amid a period of upsets and unrest. For 17-year-old Corey Stuckey, his year has been one of big ambitions, both for his educational future and for his work …