City Council members unanimously approved the acquisition of about 4 acres of land Monday evening, securing full ownership of a portion of the Richmond Slave Trail after years of effort.

Richmond Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Dana Fox will resign from her position at the end of the month, the school division announced last week.

Five Black women entrepreneurs from the Richmond area have graduated from Goldman Sachs’ “One Million Black Women: Black in Business” program.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., met with community leaders Monday morning at Health Brigade, formerly Fan Free Clinic, for a roundtable discussion on their concerns about President Donald Trump’s controversial executive orders.

Hundreds of protesters from across the state gathered at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square at noon as part of the nationwide “50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Day” movement, condemning policies enacted by the Trump administration, including mass deportations, anti-trans …

Thousands gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s bulldozing of U.S. disaster aid and critical medical care in war-torn and poverty-stricken regions around the globe.

Before the pandemic, Lance Lemon and his business partner, Kristen Gardner Beal, had plans to open a brick and mortar wine shop. With quarantine in effect, they shifted their business model online, creating RichWine, an online service which delivers wine …

The Richmond School Board unanimously approved new policies and resolutions aimed at protecting immigrant students during Tuesday night’s meeting.

Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn of the Supreme Court of Virginia has announced his retirement, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Clarence T. Hunter Jr., a former deputy chief of police at Virginia Union University, has been named chief of the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department.

Felicia Ganther has been appointed as the new senior vice chancellor for academic and workforce services at the Virginia Community College System.

A push to allow African American studies as a history credit for Virginia high schoolers cleared a major hurdle Monday, with bills advancing in both the House and Senate.

After months of production, the Armstrong Leadership Program will premiere its documentary on the program’s summer trip focused on the African American experience on Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Chapel on 2209 E. Grace St.

For the third consecutive year, Richmond is ranked among the top 10 U.S. cities with the highest percentage of Black-owned businesses, according to a new analysis from LendingTree.

Chants of “Nu-Tec, shame on you,” and “Union for all” echoed in the streets around City Hall on Tuesday, as contracted Richmond janitors walked off their jobs to protest their employer, Nu-Tech Janitorial Services.