Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
For the week ending on Saturday, Aug. 24, confirmed hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Virginia fell by 5.2% from the previous week, and new admissions remain low. Four deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported within the same timeframe. Updated data …
Richmond gun show appeals to growing number of Black owners
Firearms of all kinds were on display at the Showmasters Gun Show at the Richmond Raceway Complex last weekend. Attendees, including 26-year-old Pedro from Richmond who chose not to share his last name, carried their unloaded weapons through the bustling …
NAACP to honor civil rights pioneer with wreath-laying ceremony
The Prince Edward County Branch NAACP will honor civil rights pioneer the Rev. L. Francis Griffin with a wreath-laying ceremony next month.
RPS students see improvement in SOL assessments
Richmond Public Schools announced Wednesday that students’ SOL test scores showed improvements from the 2023-2024 school year.
Obamas make case for Harris
As he did in his first speech to a Democratic National Convention 20 years ago, former President Obama emphasized the connections binding Americans together and called for a more positive national atmosphere on the second night of this year’s convention …
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled Democratic Convention with speech 60 years ago
Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech that challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Family and church strive to continue mission of pastor
The work of the Rev. Wilson E. B. Shannon will live on thanks to his family and congregation, after the pastor of First Baptist Church Centralia died at the age of 68, leaving a legacy of service.
Community meeting on Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
The Shockoe Project invites the Richmond community to participate in a engagement session focused on gathering public input for the memorialization of the historic Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground.
High-fives and hope: An energetic return to classes
G.H. Reid Elementary School hosted a welcome back cheer-on for students arriving for the first day of school on Monday morning.
Walmart introduces testing and treatment services at Richmond pharmacies
Walmart has launched a new testing and treatment service at all of its pharmacy locations in the Richmond area, allowing customers to be tested and treated for flu, strep, and COVID-19 in a single visit. The program, now available statewide …
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
For the week ending on Saturday, Aug. 17, confirmed hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Virginia rose by 12.1% from the. previous week, though new admissions remain low. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported statewide during that timeframe. Updated data …
School Board struggles to decide on new name for alternative school
After a heated exchange at a Richmond School Board meeting Tuesday evening, the renaming of Richmond Alternative School remains undecided.
Most Black hospitals in the South closed long ago, yet their impact endures
In the center of this historically Black city, once deemed “the jewel of the Delta” by President Theodore Roosevelt, dreams to revitalize an abandoned hospital building have all but dried up.
Legal battle continues as men acquitted of murder seek to overturn life sentences
After years of progress, setbacks and challenges, the effort to free two men acquitted of murder but given life sentences in prison has taken another step forward.
School Board candidates face off in Crusade for Voters forum
One of the most important job interviews for Richmond Public Schools School Board candidates took place at Third Street Bethel Church on last Thursday. The Richmond Crusade for Voters hosted the candidates forum, which included 11 of the 16 persons …
