Personality: Beth Furgurson
Several years ago, Beth Furgurson began paying closer attention to what she and her family were eating when she was experiencing some health issues. She started visiting farmers’ markets, learned about local foods, volunteered at a farm and began working …
Personality: Joye B. Moore
Joye B. Moore’s recipe for sweet potato pie was handed down from the women in her family going back to her great-great-great grandmother, Susan Mae Howell.
Personality: Kristin DuMont
Kristin DuMont became involved with Richmond Moms Demand Action, a local volunteer group committed to ending gun violence in the community, in 2017. She says the work of reaching out to local and state officials did not come naturally to …
Personality: Larry Williams
An end of college trip in 2014 with a former partner brought Larry Williams to Richmond, but the Black Pride community he found here made him stay.
Personality: Richard Allen Jackson Sr.
Richard Allen Jackson Sr., M.D. describes himself as compassionate, caring and supportive. The decision to be the honorary chair for the 12th Annual Jazz Inside Out, along with his wife, Eucharia “Ukay” Jackson, fits right in with those ideals.
Personality: Elizabeth C. ‘Lizzie’ Childress
Lizzie Childress will be recognized as valedictorian at her graduation from Richmond’s Open High School and her 5.2958 GPA also made her the Richmond Public Schools 2023 top valedictorian.
Personality: Brandy W. Stoney
The Robinson Theater Community Arts Center is a Church Hill institution that opened in 1937 as the first theater for African-Americans in the area. After closing in the 1980s, it reopened as an event space for children and adults in …
Personality: Lok Lam
Lok Lam’s passion for a community’s welfare is clear from her work with the Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton since she became board president last October.
Personality: Anthony Bryant
As Richmond’s growth spurt continues to attract new businesses and residents, Anthony Bryant wants to guarantee that the community’s interests aren’t left behind.
Personality: Jake Rowell
In 2020, Jake Rowell found inspiration to help an underserved part of the Richmond community.
Personality: Coleman Wortham III
Through decades of change and evolution, Coleman Wortham III has been a steadfast part of Richmond’s child care community.
Personality: Sonja Branch-Wilson
Sonja Branch-Wilson’s interest in learning about community and the importance of preserving one’s history began as a child.
Personality: Beatrice Squire
As a retired federal worker, Beatrice Squire currently volunteers for several organizations in which a guiding hand is needed to handle deliberations for assemblies throughout the state.
Personality: Sharon Parham Blount
Sharon Parham Blount is bringing a new kind of peace to Richmond’s hungriest residents.
Personality: Ryan Andrew Dickinson
“Shocked, and overwhelmingly crippled.” That was the reaction of Ryan Andrew Dickinson, aka Bianca Blake Starr, to his victory in the 2023 Miss Gay United States Pageant last Sunday. As the 18th drag performer to win the title, Mr. Dickinson’s …