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Millennium C. Snow, left, strikes a pose while performing during The Drag Show.

Millennium C. Snow, left, strikes a pose while performing during The Drag Show.

Published on September 29, 2017
All out for VA PrideFest // Aja from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” performs before enthusiastic fans

All out for VA PrideFest // Aja from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” performs before enthusiastic fans

Published on September 29, 2017
All out for VA PrideFest // The fun and fashions were plentiful last Saturday at VA PrideFest 2017 on Brown’s Island in Downtown. Thousands of LGBTQ people and supporters attended the event, which featured a variety of music, entertainment, food and activities.

All out for VA PrideFest // The fun and fashions were plentiful last Saturday at VA PrideFest 2017 on Brown’s Island in Downtown. Thousands of …

Published on September 29, 2017
All natural // Shayola the Artisan prepares a chickpea salad at Happily Natural Day last Saturday at the 5th District Mini Farm on Bainbridge Street in South Side. The festival celebrating African-American culture and hair included presentations on growing food in the community garden. All the vegetables used in the chickpea salad were grown onsite.

All natural // Shayola the Artisan prepares a chickpea salad at Happily Natural Day last Saturday at the 5th District Mini Farm on Bainbridge Street …

Published on September 29, 2017
Hamilton Glass gives the interior a montage of expressive faces and colorful flowers.

Hamilton Glass gives the interior a montage of expressive faces and colorful flowers.

Published on September 29, 2017
Top right, Noah Scailin creates a portrait of freedom fighter John Mitchell Jr., the late Richmond newspaper editor, civil rights advocate, businessman and politician who led a boycott of the city’s segregated trolley system in 1904.

Top right, Noah Scailin creates a portrait of freedom fighter John Mitchell Jr., the late Richmond newspaper editor, civil rights advocate, businessman and politician who …

Published on September 29, 2017
Shaylen Broughton paints an abstract of ruby reds and sapphire blues on a skybox wall.

Shaylen Broughton paints an abstract of ruby reds and sapphire blues on a skybox wall.

Published on September 29, 2017
24-carat makeover at The Diamond // The Diamond is no longer rough, thanks to the creativity and skills of local and national artists who gathered at the baseball stadium for the RVA Street Art Festival last weekend.

24-carat makeover at The Diamond // The Diamond is no longer rough, thanks to the creativity and skills of local and national artists who gathered …

Published on September 29, 2017
Red reeds and lily pads in Museum District

Red reeds and lily pads in Museum District

Published on September 29, 2017
Coming home to history U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine tours the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia Sept. 21 to view the exhibit about a legal case he was involved with as a civil rights lawyer in Richmond. The exhibit, “Redlining in Richmond: HOME v. Nationwide,” details the historic suit Housing Opportunities Made Equal Inc., or HOME, lodged against the insurance company for discriminatory practices, including denying insurance to homeowners in African-American neighborhoods. Sen. Kaine represented HOME in the successful suit. Joining the tour is Heather Mullins Crislip, president and CEO of HOME. The exhibit is on display through Oct. 14 at the museum located in Jackson Ward.

Coming home to history U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine tours the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia Sept. 21 to view the exhibit about …

Published on September 29, 2017
Work continues on the roughly $6 million in improvements to Monroe Park, the city’s oldest park nestled in the Monroe Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University on Belvidere Street. The facelift started last November and is expected to be completed in the coming months.

Work continues on the roughly $6 million in improvements to Monroe Park, the city’s oldest park nestled in the Monroe Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University …

Published on September 29, 2017
Engulfed in the rainbow Soren Vox enjoys a blizzard of confetti at VA PrideFest 2017 last Saturday at Brown’s Island in Downtown. The annual event is the largest celebration of the LGBTQ community in Virginia. Please see more photos, B2.

Engulfed in the rainbow Soren Vox enjoys a blizzard of confetti at VA PrideFest 2017 last Saturday at Brown’s Island in Downtown. The annual event …

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Mr. Baugh

Mr. Baugh

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Published on September 29, 2017
Pioneering mathematician Katherine G. Johnson sits outside the building that now bears her name at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton.

Pioneering mathematician Katherine G. Johnson sits outside the building that now bears her name at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton.

Published on September 29, 2017
Dr. Jemison

Dr. Jemison

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Ms. Reynolds

Ms. Reynolds

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Published on September 29, 2017
Like Mr. Smith and Mr. Carlos, Peter Norman, the silver medalist from Australia, wears a badge showing support for the Olympic Project for Human Rights.

Like Mr. Smith and Mr. Carlos, Peter Norman, the silver medalist from Australia, wears a badge showing support for the Olympic Project for Human Rights.

Published on September 29, 2017
Players with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills take a knee during the playing of the national anthem before last Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos in New York. Right, Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith, center, and bronze medalist John Carlos raise their fist with the symbolic “Black Power” sign during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City after winning in the 200-meter track event.

Players with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills take a knee during the playing of the national anthem before last Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos in …

Published on September 29, 2017
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

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Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick

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Virginia State University’s Joshua Harris, left, hauls in the ball during last Saturday’s game despite the defensive efforts of Winston-Salem State University safety Miguel Quinn.

Virginia State University’s Joshua Harris, left, hauls in the ball during last Saturday’s game despite the defensive efforts of Winston-Salem State University safety Miguel Quinn.

Published on September 29, 2017
Virginia Union University’s Chazton McKenzie goes airborne to snag the ball for a Panthers touchdown to close the first half of last Saturday’s game against Fayetteville State University at VUU’s Hovey Field.

Virginia Union University’s Chazton McKenzie goes airborne to snag the ball for a Panthers touchdown to close the first half of last Saturday’s game against …

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Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017
Giancarlo Stanton

Giancarlo Stanton

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Published on September 29, 2017
Mr. Hickman

Mr. Hickman

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Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017
Dr. Hakim Lucas, Virginia Union University’s new president, and Dr. Dorothy N. Eseonu, associate professor of organic chemistry, lead a procession of students from the Class of 2018 as they enter the Allix B. James Chapel at Coburn Hall for the Fall Convocation on Sept. 21.

Dr. Hakim Lucas, Virginia Union University’s new president, and Dr. Dorothy N. Eseonu, associate professor of organic chemistry, lead a procession of students from the …

Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017
Mayor Levar M. Stoney, center, announces the joint, city-state anti-violence initiative Wednesday outside the Peter Paul Development Center in Church Hill. With him are, from left, Police Chief Alfred Durham, Attorney General Mark Herring, Delegate Lamont Bagby and Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Herring.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney, center, announces the joint, city-state anti-violence initiative Wednesday outside the Peter Paul Development Center in Church Hill. With him are, from …

Published on September 29, 2017
This September 1957 photo shows the nine African-American students being escorted into Little Rock’s Central High School by troops from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division.

This September 1957 photo shows the nine African-American students being escorted into Little Rock’s Central High School by troops from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division.

Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017
Mr. Moore

Mr. Moore

Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017
Ernest Green, one of the “Little Rock Nine” students who desegregated Central High School in Arkansas, is now 75 and lives in Washington, where he is a member of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. He sits in a pew once regularly occupied by noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Ernest Green, one of the “Little Rock Nine” students who desegregated Central High School in Arkansas, is now 75 and lives in Washington, where he …

Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017
Dr. Avula

Dr. Avula

Published on September 29, 2017

Published on September 29, 2017