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Sandra Jennings, 54, of Richmond signs a card for Maggie L. Walker during the celebration of Mrs. Walker’s 154th birthday Saturday at the plaza at Broad and Adams streets Downtown where Mrs. Walker’s statue has stood for the last year.

Sandra Jennings, 54, of Richmond signs a card for Maggie L. Walker during the celebration of Mrs. Walker’s 154th birthday Saturday at the plaza at …

Published on July 21, 2018

Published on July 21, 2018
View of the proposed coliseum project area looking northeast from 5th and Broad streets. At left is the Greater Richmond Convention Center, while the tallest building at right is Richmond City Hall. A new coliseum is at top left. Existing buildings are white, proposed buildings have dark shading.

View of the proposed coliseum project area looking northeast from 5th and Broad streets. At left is the Greater Richmond Convention Center, while the tallest …

Published on July 21, 2018
Former President Barack Obama delivers the 16th annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in Johannesburg Tuesday during that nation’s celebration of the 100th birthday of the late anti-apartheid leader and former South Africa president.

Former President Barack Obama delivers the 16th annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in Johannesburg Tuesday during that nation’s celebration of the 100th birthday of the late …

Published on July 21, 2018
Kiocia Wilkerson of South Side is happy and proud about the 2002 Kia Optima that was presented to her by David L. Williams Jr. and the DLW Veterans Outreach and Training Center during the spring.

Kiocia Wilkerson of South Side is happy and proud about the 2002 Kia Optima that was presented to her by David L. Williams Jr. and …

Published on July 21, 2018
Serena Williams, left, congratulates Angelique Kerber of Germany on her win in the women’s singles final Saturday at Wimbledon.

Serena Williams, left, congratulates Angelique Kerber of Germany on her win in the women’s singles final Saturday at Wimbledon.

Published on July 21, 2018
Jeremy Jeffress

Jeremy Jeffress

Published on July 21, 2018
Kyle Kuzma

Kyle Kuzma

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Jonathan Williams

Jonathan Williams

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Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

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Courtyard of the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site at 2nd and Leigh streets in Jackson Ward. Liza Mickens shares a laugh Saturday at the statue of her great-great-grandmother, Maggie L. Walker, in Downtown with, from left, Mayor Levar M. Stoney, and her parents, Dr. Johnny Mickens III and Faithe Norrell at the the 154th birthday celebration for Mrs. Walker and the ceremony recognizing graduates of the park service’s Maggie L. Walker Summer Youth Leadership Institute.

Courtyard of the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site at 2nd and Leigh streets in Jackson Ward. Liza Mickens shares a laugh Saturday at the …

Published on July 21, 2018

Published on July 21, 2018

Published on July 21, 2018
Montpelier’s reconstructed South Yard features cabins that were rebuilt based on archaeological research and insurance maps. Jenn Glass, courtesy of the Montpelier Foundation

Montpelier’s reconstructed South Yard features cabins that were rebuilt based on archaeological research and insurance maps. Jenn Glass, courtesy of the Montpelier Foundation

Published on July 21, 2018
Dr. William E. 'Bill' Ward

Dr. William E. 'Bill' Ward

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Myrtle H. Motley

Myrtle H. Motley

Published on July 21, 2018
Aubrey D. Flippen

Aubrey D. Flippen

Published on July 21, 2018
Carlton T. Brooks, 91, has been in the funeral business for more than 60 years. He is perhaps the oldest mortician still practicing in the nation.

Carlton T. Brooks, 91, has been in the funeral business for more than 60 years. He is perhaps the oldest mortician still practicing in the …

Published on July 21, 2018
AME Church bishops pose with black bankers and business leaders after the June 26 announcement of the historic partnership.

AME Church bishops pose with black bankers and business leaders after the June 26 announcement of the historic partnership.

Published on July 21, 2018
REMEMBERING SANDRA BLAND- Geneva Reed-Veal speaks during a panel discussion July 11 at the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Contemporary Art about her 28-year-old daughter, Sandra Bland, who was arrested on a traffic stop and found hanging three days later in her jail cell in Waller County, Texas, on July 13, 2015. Mrs. Reed-Veal, accompanied by her other daughters and family attorney Cannon Lambert of Chicago, left, were part of the ICA Cinema Series’ showing of the HBO documentary, “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland.” The film is slated to air on HBO this fall. Members of the Richmond and Petersburg chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, of which Ms. Bland was a member, also attended the event. The ICA’s free movie series is held the second Wednesday of each month. Details: https://icavcu.org or (804) 828-2823.

REMEMBERING SANDRA BLAND- Geneva Reed-Veal speaks during a panel discussion July 11 at the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Contemporary Art about her 28-year-old daughter, …

Published on July 21, 2018
Field of sunflowers in Goochland

Field of sunflowers in Goochland

Published on July 21, 2018
CITYSCAPE-Slices of life and scenes in Richmond-Last Saturday, curious Richmond area residents got a look inside the long-abandoned 1882 city building. Joseph Costello, president of Friends of Pump House, spent much of the day offering tours of the building the organization hopes to restore with help from a cadre of volunteers and donors. Location: Pump House Drive, west of the Boulevard Bridge.

CITYSCAPE-Slices of life and scenes in Richmond-Last Saturday, curious Richmond area residents got a look inside the long-abandoned 1882 city building. Joseph Costello, president of …

Published on July 21, 2018
CITYSCAPE-slices of life and scenes in Richmond-It looks like a church or a castle, but it’s actually Richmond’s historic Pump House, built 136 years ago to pump water from the James River into the city. For a time, the building west of Byrd Park also was used for dances and lavish parties.

CITYSCAPE-slices of life and scenes in Richmond-It looks like a church or a castle, but it’s actually Richmond’s historic Pump House, built 136 years ago …

Published on July 21, 2018
CELEBRATING A RICHMOND ICON-Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney holds 10-month-old Nasir Jackson while the infant’s dad, Timothy Jackson, and twin brother, Dakari, pause beside the statue of Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker during Saturday’s celebration Downtown honoring her 154th birthday.

CELEBRATING A RICHMOND ICON-Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney holds 10-month-old Nasir Jackson while the infant’s dad, Timothy Jackson, and twin brother, Dakari, pause beside the …

Published on July 21, 2018

Published on July 21, 2018