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Zion Neverson

Zion Neverson

Published on March 15, 2019
Business sense: Lauren Ferrell, 13, shows off inspirational handcrafted items she designed for her business, “Simply Inspired by Lauren.” She and dozens of other young entrepreneurs were selling their wares Saturday at the Richmond Children’s Business Fair. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Business sense: Lauren Ferrell, 13, shows off inspirational handcrafted items she designed for her business, “Simply Inspired by Lauren.” She and dozens of other young …

Published on March 15, 2019
Confidently waiting: Columnist Zachary R. Woods, author of “Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America,” listens as he is introduced as the first speaker of the 2019 Carole Weinstein Author Series at the Library of Virginia in Downtown on March 5. The next speaker in the free series is Khizr Khan, author of “An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice.” He will speak at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Details: www.lva.virginia.gov. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Confidently waiting: Columnist Zachary R. Woods, author of “Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America,” listens as he …

Published on March 15, 2019
Focus on women’s health: Participants listen to keynote speaker Dr. Faye Belgrave, a health psychology professor and director of the Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention at Virginia Commonwealth University during last Saturday’s Women’s Health Summit: A Holistic Approach to Women’s Health. The event, sponsored by the Richmond Metropolitan Area Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, also featured a panel of women health professionals who addressed topics about mental health. Above, panelist Dr. Micah Allen, a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist, talks with Demetria Davis and her 4-month-old, Kazi Taylor, during the summit. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Focus on women’s health: Participants listen to keynote speaker Dr. Faye Belgrave, a health psychology professor and director of the Center for Cultural Experiences in …

Published on March 15, 2019
Focus on women’s health: Participants listen to keynote speaker Dr. Faye Belgrave, a health psychology professor and director of the Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention at Virginia Commonwealth University during last Saturday’s Women’s Health Summit: A Holistic Approach to Women’s Health. The event, sponsored by the Richmond Metropolitan Area Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, also featured a panel of women health professionals who addressed topics about mental health. Above, panelist Dr. Micah Allen, a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist, talks with Demetria Davis and her 4-month-old, Kazi Taylor, during the summit. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Focus on women’s health: Participants listen to keynote speaker Dr. Faye Belgrave, a health psychology professor and director of the Center for Cultural Experiences in …

Published on March 15, 2019
Young entrepreneurs: More than 60 young entrepreneurs who created a variety of products showed off their wares and services during the 2nd Annual Richmond Children’s Business Fair last Saturday at the Children’s Museum of Richmond on West Broad Street near Downtown. Desiayah Dean, 11, of Newport News, second from left, makes and sells her own “slime.” Her creation catches the attention of 7-year-old Chase Fisher Jr. of Richmond, who attended the fair with his parents, Ulani and Chase Fisher. Desiayah’s mother, Rossie Dean, helps her with the sale. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Young entrepreneurs: More than 60 young entrepreneurs who created a variety of products showed off their wares and services during the 2nd Annual Richmond Children’s …

Published on March 15, 2019
Spring blooms in North Side (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Spring blooms in North Side (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Published on March 15, 2019
Giving to schools: Fifth-grader Kye’won Williams checks out some of the $1,000 in new school supplies Richmond City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson delivered last Thursday to his school, Overby-Sheppard Elementary in North Side, as Principal Kara Lancaster-Gay, in the background, talks with other students. (Jeremy M. Lazarus/Richmond Free Press)

Giving to schools: Fifth-grader Kye’won Williams checks out some of the $1,000 in new school supplies Richmond City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson delivered last Thursday …

Published on March 15, 2019
Church Hill North (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Church Hill North (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Published on March 15, 2019
Lawrence Ross

Lawrence Ross

Published on March 15, 2019
Elizabeth Keckly

Elizabeth Keckly

Published on March 15, 2019
Savannah Chrisley

Savannah Chrisley

Published on March 15, 2019
2019 Richmond History Makers honorees

2019 Richmond History Makers honorees

Published on March 15, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar

Rep. Ilhan Omar

Published on March 15, 2019
A small group of protesters from Westboro Baptist Church chant and hold signs denigrating the LGBTQ community as a larger group of counterprotesters on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus plays kazoos to drown out their message.

A small group of protesters from Westboro Baptist Church chant and hold signs denigrating the LGBTQ community as a larger group of counterprotesters on the …

Published on March 15, 2019
Rev. Janie M. Walker

Rev. Janie M. Walker

Published on March 15, 2019
Joyce Clay Dennis

Joyce Clay Dennis

Published on March 15, 2019
Ge'Shanti Atkins

Ge'Shanti Atkins

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Derrik Jamerson

Derrik Jamerson

Published on March 15, 2019
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Virginia Commonwealth University’s new College of Health Professions is slated for 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, with tours available afterward. The $84.3 million building is located on Leigh Street in Downtown between 9th and 10th streets.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Virginia Commonwealth University’s new College of Health Professions is slated for 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, with tours available afterward. The …

Published on March 15, 2019
Dred Scott

Dred Scott

Published on March 15, 2019
Alia Chambers, co-founder of Sun Path Family Farms, and Sue Roberson plant seeds for peas and green beans Saturday in new beds at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End.

Alia Chambers, co-founder of Sun Path Family Farms, and Sue Roberson plant seeds for peas and green beans Saturday in new beds at Martin Luther …

Published on March 15, 2019
Richmond artist S. Ross Browne is frustrated with the city’s failure to pay for the damage caused to his South Side art studio by a busted fire hydrant. He poses in this 2013 photo after the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts purchased one of his works for its collection.

Richmond artist S. Ross Browne is frustrated with the city’s failure to pay for the damage caused to his South Side art studio by a …

Published on March 15, 2019
Workers make final preparations before removing a statue of a Confederate soldier from its base in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Tuesday. The statue is to be placed in a historic cemetery.

Workers make final preparations before removing a statue of a Confederate soldier from its base in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Tuesday. The statue is to be …

Published on March 15, 2019
Left, Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman

Left, Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman

Published on March 15, 2019
Mayor Levar Stoney

Mayor Levar Stoney

Published on March 15, 2019
Breon Eppes

Breon Eppes

Published on March 15, 2019
Butler Peterson

Butler Peterson

Published on March 15, 2019