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Crews at the University of Richmond waste no time in covering the names of slaveholders and segregationists on campus buildings following approval last week of the UR Board of Trustees. Here, ladders were raised to cover the name of Puryear Hall, an academic building named for Bennet Puryear, a slave-owning UR chemistry teacher and faculty leader. The building’s new name is Fountain Hall.

Crews at the University of Richmond waste no time in covering the names of slaveholders and segregationists on campus buildings following approval last week of …

Published on March 31, 2022
It was more than 120 years in the making, but President Biden on Tuesday signed into law the first federal legislation to make lynching a hate crime, addressing a history of racist killings in the United States.

It was more than 120 years in the making, but President Biden on Tuesday signed into law the first federal legislation to make lynching a …

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Published on March 31, 2022
Mrs. Melvin

Mrs. Melvin

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Samuel L. Jackson accepts an honorary award at the Governors Awards on Friday, March 25, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles.

Samuel L. Jackson accepts an honorary award at the Governors Awards on Friday, March 25, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles.

Published on March 31, 2022
Ariana DeBose and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson attend the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday. Ms. DeBose, star of “West Side Story,” is the first Afro-Latina and first openly LGBTQ actor to win best supporting actress. Questlove won the award for best documentary feature for “Summer Of Soul: (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised).”

Ariana DeBose and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson attend the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday. Ms. DeBose, star of “West Side Story,” is the first …

Published on March 31, 2022

Published on March 31, 2022
In this file photo, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, right, meets with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on March 8 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

In this file photo, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, right, meets with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on March 8 on Capitol …

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Justice Thomas

Justice Thomas

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Published on March 31, 2022
George Wythe High School

George Wythe High School

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Published on March 31, 2022
Officials cut the ribbon last November to formally open new basketball courts in the Hillside Court public housing community.

Officials cut the ribbon last November to formally open new basketball courts in the Hillside Court public housing community.

Published on March 31, 2022
Chief G. Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe testifies before a General Assembly committee on a measure sponsored by Delegate Delores McQuinn of Richmond that will create a special historic preservation fund for Virginia’s Black, Indigenous and People of Color and their communities.

Chief G. Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe testifies before a General Assembly committee on a measure sponsored by Delegate Delores McQuinn of Richmond that …

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Published on March 31, 2022
Mr. Gilchrist

Mr. Gilchrist

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Jordan Peebles

Jordan Peebles

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Published on March 31, 2022
Coach Agugua-Hamilton

Coach Agugua-Hamilton

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Ryan Turell

Ryan Turell

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Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

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Published on March 31, 2022

Published on March 31, 2022
Year-old Deilani Bland-Murph holds on to the hands of her mother, Tyshell Bland, right, and that of a Richmond SPCA volunteer at last Saturday’s 20th Annual Dog Jog and 5k to benefit the pets in the care of the local SPCA. People and their pets came from all over the region to participate in the event held at the SPCA, 2519 Hermitage Road near The Diamond. The day was packed with games and activities for people of all ages. Deilani’s mom and the volunteer helped her on the “Little Paws” Fund Run for the youngest of all. The day kicked off with a 5K run/walk for people, followed by a leisurely mile-long Dog Jog for people and their dogs.

Year-old Deilani Bland-Murph holds on to the hands of her mother, Tyshell Bland, right, and that of a Richmond SPCA volunteer at last Saturday’s 20th …

Published on March 31, 2022
Retired Army Lt. Col. Jona McKee, 93, receives a pin Tuesday honoring his service during the Vietnam War from Craig Crenshaw, right, state secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. The Henrico County resident was one of hundreds of veterans of the war awarded the Virginia pins at the ceremony held on National Vietnam War Veterans Day at the Virginia War Memorial in Downtown. He was the standout. Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin, who delivered the keynote address, noted that Lt. Col. McKee also had fought in World War II and the Korean War and is in the National ROTC Hall of Fame for doubling enrollment in the military training program at his alma mater, Virginia State University, during the five years in the 1970s that he taught military science there. During his tenure, more than 260 VSU students were commissioned as officers, a record at the time. More than 230,000 Virginians served in the armed forces during the Vietnam conflict. Today, Virginia is home to more than 710,000 veterans.

Retired Army Lt. Col. Jona McKee, 93, receives a pin Tuesday honoring his service during the Vietnam War from Craig Crenshaw, right, state secretary of …

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Tulips in The Fan

Tulips in The Fan

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In this photo from 2017, Kenneth Williams, CEO of Adult Alternative Program, stands in front of the vacant REAL School building at 4929 Chamberlayne Ave.

In this photo from 2017, Kenneth Williams, CEO of Adult Alternative Program, stands in front of the vacant REAL School building at 4929 Chamberlayne Ave.

Published on March 31, 2022

Published on March 31, 2022