Al Sharpton to speak Sunday in Petersburg
The Rev. Al Sharpton will be the guest speaker at the 11 a.m. service at Gillfield Baptist Church in Petersburg on Sunday, Sept. 20, the church’s pastor, Dr. George W.C. Lyons Jr., has announced.
Journey for Justice’ makes stop in Richmond
“The struggles (for civil rights) that our parents and grandparents fought still continue. Those who would take away hard-earned rights take note: A new generation has taken up the challenge. As we march on this America’s ‘Journey for Justice,’ we …
Hilda Y. Warden, 97, one of first black graduate students at RPI School of Social Work
Hilda Yates Warden had an unquenchable passion for helping the less fortunate. “Her greatest achievement was guiding people in the right direction,” said her son, George Warden Jr.
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s mother dies at 92
Helen Burns Jackson, mother of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, has died. She was 92.
Scott’s Funeral Home expanding with new chapel
Scott’s Funeral Home is developing a new chapel. The $1.5 million chapel is going up in the 100 block of East Brookland Park Boulevard, across the street from the Scott’s current facility.
Black Caucus hosts annual prayer breakfast Sept.19
National gospel recording artist VaShawn Mitchell and the Rev. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago will headline the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc.’s annual prayer breakfast.
Pope Francis a stranger to the U.S. in many ways
New York When Pope Francis sets foot on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Sept. 22, it won’t just be his first time in the United States as pontiff. It will be his first time in …
Amelia Boynton Robinson, civil rights activist, dies at 104
Free Press staff, wire reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. Amelia Boynton Robinson helped change America. The first African-American woman to run for Congress served on the front lines during the Civil Rights Movement. Almost beaten to death in a march for voting …
Ministry is ‘a family business’
It’s a family affair at Southside Baptist Ministries on South Side. Dr. Lonnie Stinson, 65, is the founder and senior pastor of the church at 5515 Bryce Lane.
‘War Room,’ with black cast, sleeper Christian hit
The box office underwent a religious conversion last weekend as Christian crowds flocked to see “War Room,” lifting the low-budget salute to prayer above two other more highly publicized debut films — the Zac Efron drama “We’re Your Friends” and …
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, 21, rising Broadway star
Kyle Jean-Baptiste appeared to be headed to acting stardom. This summer, the talented 21-year-old became the first African-American and the youngest performer to play Jean Valjean in “Les Miserables” on Broadway.
NBA’s ‘Chocolate Thunder’ Darryl Dawkins dies at 58
Darryl Dawkins was a mountain of a man with a persona to match. To the delight of fans and the media, he shattered backboards, gave poetic names to his power dunks, sparked the invention of the breakaway rim and made …
A resurrection story
Richmond Christian Center climbing back from bankruptcy with entrepreneurial efforts
Promoter David ‘Big Daddy’ Cooper, 81, first to bring Jackson 5 to Richmond
David Junior “Big Daddy” Cooper had multiple careers in Richmond — from concert promoter to private investigator to truck driver and concrete layer. His multifaceted life is being remembered following his death Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, at a Richmond hospital. …
Lecture: Role of black church in fight against apartheid
Black churches played an important but overlooked role in the battle to free Nelson Mandela from prison and overturn the harsh regime of apartheid in South Africa, according to Dr. Columba A. Nnorom, a Virginia Union University adjunct professor.
