The first publicly recognized Black priest in the U.S., Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name.

Union Presbyterian Seminary announced Tuesday it will shift to a hybrid learning format this fall, allowing students to complete graduate programs largely online with quarterly visits to campus.

The National Black Church Initiative has teamed up with the American Clinical Health Disparities Commission and Black Pearl Media Works to raise $500,000 for a short film aimed at increasing awareness about prostate cancer among Black men.

Frank S. Royal Sr., a physician and civic leader who spent decades serving Richmond’s African American community and medical institutions, died peacefully in his sleep Monday at age 86.

For his family and friends, Clarence Lee Clay Jr.’s life was defined by consistency.

Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral Saturday, as family and friends of the composer remembered him for his creativity, his theology and his humility.

Gladys West, a pioneering mathematician whose work helped lay the foundation for the Global Positioning System, has died.

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church will host a screening of the short historical feature “Echoes of a Dream: MLK’s Legacy in Richmond, VA” on Saturday at 11:45 a.m.

James Sweat, a Hall of Fame coach who led Hampton University and Norfolk State University to championships and helped define an era of women’s basketball in the CIAA, has died.

Rev. Sylvester “Tee” Turner, a prominent Richmond pastor who helped build many of the institutions acknowledging the city’s slave-trading past and worked toward racial reconciliation, died Sunday.

Charlottesville community leader Edward Douglas Harris, who championed local journalism and family advocacy, died on Dec. 28, 2025, at age 69.

Thomas H. Watkins built a daily Black newspaper in New York City at a time when few believed it could survive and even fewer wanted it to succeed.

Visitors to Hill City Church last weekend got a glimpse into the lives of children living in poverty halfway around the world without leaving Richmond.

Grammy-nominated gospel artist Pastor Mike Jr. will join the Richmond Symphony for a fusion of orchestral music and contemporary praise anthems at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 in the Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center.

First Baptist Church of Midlothian, the oldest African American church in Chesterfield County, is preparing to celebrate its 180th anniversary under the theme “A Legacy of Grace, A Future in Faith.”