Joseph Lewis Hayes Jr. initially set out to become a pharmacist. Along the way, he switched to legal studies and eventually became one of the leading experts on the laws regarding unemployment benefits.

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church is hosting its 10th Annual Jazz & Food Festival this weekend.

For the collector who has almost everything, there’s still a chance to own a Bible that literally was out of this world.

Which comes first — religion or politics? On the one hand, political scientists have long held that people’s political choices are formed by their childhood faith, which, for the most part, sticks with them. On the other, 81 percent of …

Ronald Vernie “Ron” Dellums was a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice in his community and in Congress. The first African-American Democratic congressman from Northern California and a former mayor of his native Oakland, Calif., died from cancer at …

Richmond educator Bernetta Marie Williams ... is being remembered following her death on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. She was 72.

A great-granddaughter of noted Richmond businesswoman and banking great Maggie L. Walker has died in California.

The Rev. Ernest Blue Jr. finally has been paid for delivering a guest sermon July 1 at Morning Star Baptist Church in South Side.

James Meredith is a civil rights legend who resists neatly defined narratives.

My Brother’s Keeper of Greater Richmond is accepting nominations for the 2018 Manny Awards honoring unsung heroes in the region who are making their communities better.

The Mormon Church is teaming up with the national NAACP on a new education and employment program on the East Coast, an outgrowth from the first official meeting between the groups in May.

Roderyck Irone “Big Shot” Bullock lost both feet to diabetes and had to learn to slowly and painfully maneuver with a walker and prostheses. But that didn’t keep Mr. Bullock from coming to Richmond City Council meetings to speak out …

Carlton T. Brooks said as a young man he faced the big decision of figuring out how to make a living.

The black church, among the most prosperous institutions in America, has long led movements for the spiritual, social and civic uplift of black people.

Aubrey Dean Flippen sought to provide hope to people in crisis.