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  GRTC plans to continue zero-fare policy
  
  Richmond Free Press staff earns honors in statewide journalism contest
  
  Kickstarter CEO, Richmond Fed president to speak at local commencements
  
  PepsiCo meets with Sharpton over DEI cuts, potential boycott
  
  Bernice King discusses Fair Housing Act, made law after her father’s murder
  
  Black-owned brands adapt their plans for a post-DEI era
  
  North Carolina’s largest public university, NC State, names new chancellor
  
  Adjusting to a new rhythm in Ghana
  
  Olympic champions, amateurs flock to Kenya for world-class training
  
  Henrico County native embraces new life in Ghana’s Eastern Region
  
  African Americans turn to Ghana for peace and belonging
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- Screening out distractions
  
  Chaos wears a suit, and smirks
  
  Woman’s work
  
  April Herstory
  
  Eliminating women in power, by David W. Marshall
  
  ‘Improper ideology’ or accurate history? by Clarence Page
  
  The history they fear is the truth we carry, by Ben Jealous
  
  Earth Action Day: Unleashing our power for our planet, by Susan Bass
  
  No more markers
  
  Citizens group calls for halt to Fall Line Trail
  
  Time to recognize Pauli Murray’s legacy in Richmond
  
  Judge recalled as ‘legend’
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  Richmond diocese holds mass in memory of Pope Francis
  
  Annual prayer breakfast brings Christian leaders together May 1
  
  Pastor, professor hosting book signing at Good Shepherd Baptist Church
  
  Judge dismisses gender discrimination lawsuit against historic Harlem church
  
  Carlton T. Brooks, Richmond funeral director for seven decades, dies at 98
  
  Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer, dies at 88
  
  Legal trailblazer Willard Douglas Jr. remembered
  
  Ida Cheatham, beloved Maymont figure, dies at 105
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  Personality: Melody Walker
  
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  VCUarts and VSU exhibitions spotlight emerging artists’ voices
  
  Ashland Train Day rolls into town with family fun and rail-themed festivities
  
  From moon to middle school
  
  Documentary screening to honor culinary pioneer Edna Lewis at Library of Virginia
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- Iverson Classic returns to Hampton, featuring top NBA prospects
  
  Squirrels drop back-and-forth game to close road trip
  
  Winston-Salem State wins first CIAA women’s flag football championship
  
  Big dill: Regency Mall to host first Pickleball Festival
  
  Who’s got next?
Black Experience
- RVA Fashion Week ends fall showcase, shifts focus to spring events
  
  Pharrell Williams: LEGO documentary captures his essence
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  Hair care products founder Joe Dudley dies
  
  Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy
  
  Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City …
  
  Hampton University announces new president
  
  Obamas break ground for $830M presidential library
  
  ‘Forgotten First:’ A look at four – and more – NFL trailblazers
  
  Boston’s new mayor marks historic ‘firsts’ leading city
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Richmond diocese holds mass in memory of Pope Francis

Bishop Knestout and Pope Francis met during a pilgrimage to Rome in 20204. (photo courtesy Vatican Media)

Bishop Barry C. Knestout led a Mass at noon today at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, honoring …

RRHA board votes against lease transfer for Gilpin Court

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority CEO Steven Nesmith leads a meeting of the RRHA Board of Commissioners on Wednesday evening, April 16, at Virginia Union University’s Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center. After three hours of discussion, the board voted down a proposal to transfer Gilpin Court, the city’s largest public housing community, to the Richmond Development Corporation. (Photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian)

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted 5-4 Wednesday to reject a proposed transfer of Gilpin Court, …

Pastor, professor hosting book signing at Good Shepherd Baptist Church

Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, pastor of Good Shepherd Baptist Church and a professor at Virginia Union University, will host a …

Big dill: Regency Mall to host first Pickleball Festival

Pickleball players enjoy a match at Performance Pickleball at Regency Mall, where the Pickleball Festival will take place on Saturday, May 3. The event will feature a full day of competition, lessons, music, food trucks and a marketplace.

Pickleball takes center stage next month as the first Pickleball Festival comes to Regency Mall on Saturday, May 3, offering …

Winston-Salem State wins first CIAA women’s flag football championship

Winston-Salem State University players celebrate with the championship trophy after winning the CIAA’s first women’s flag football title April 6 at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. The Rams defeated Fayetteville State 9-6 in the final.

Winston-Salem State University made history Saturday by winning the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s inaugural Women’s Flag Football Championship, defeating Fayetteville …

Squirrels drop back-and-forth game to close road trip

Victor Bericoto

Victor Bericoto launched two home runs, but the Richmond Flying Squirrels fell to the Harrisburg Senators, 8-6, in a back-and-forth …

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