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- Mayor Stoney jumps into governor’s race
  
  City Charter changes approved
  
  School Board to build new Woodville; won’t merge with Fairfield Court
  
  City School Board approves metal detectors in middle schools
  
  Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on ...
  
  Norman Lear, producer of top TV sitcoms, dies at 101
  
  Kevin McCarthy, booted as House speaker 2 months ago, leaving Congress by year’s ...
  
  Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy draws admiration, scorn
  
  House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a ...
  
  Biden didn’t make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority; Arab leaders say region now paying ...
  
  Biden condemns Hamas for ‘unadulterated evil’
  
  At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved ...
Opinion
- Luminaries admired and debunked
  
  Black women’s hair and chemicals nothing to relax about
  
  Walking trail sidetracks GRTC’s speed
  
  Giving and receiving
  
  Election 2024 and LGBTQ+ rights, by Errin Haines
  
  Kissinger’s legacy — it’s complicated, by Clarence Page
  
  How to normalize an insurrection, by Clarence Page
  
  Let’s get children back outside, by Ben Jealous
  
  Gary Flowers mum on facts, says Paul Goldman
  
  Richmond Free Press ‘takes its mission to inform the public seriously’
  
  Virginia NAACP endorses Richmond Grand project
  
  Transparency and speaking truth to power
Faith
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  - Obituaries
  Send-offs show Carlton Pearson’s split legacy spurred by his inclusive beliefs, rejection of ...
  
  Staying the course while steadying church’s finances is Rev. James’ mission
  
  250 years later, ‘Amazing Grace’ has filled churches, concerts, even commercials
  
  Celebrating community
  
  Longtime Henrico County educator Marilyn Hinson Royal dies
  
  Harold C. Glenn, also known as ‘Soul Santa,’ dies at age 90
  
  Journalist, educator, public relations specialist Sylvina R. Poole dies
  
  Wanda L. Moore-Skinner, who helped provide resources for those in need, dies at ...
Entertainment
- - Personality
  - Happenings
  Personality: Charlene J. Whitfield
  
  Personality: Sharon Walton Darby
  
  Personality: Tara Michele Sample
  
  Personality: Harrison Nathaniel Roday
  
  Happy holidays here and there
  
  VSU Marching Band named top divisional band by ESPN
  
  Richmond native successfully pitches at Black Ambition
  
  Holiday events near and dear
Sports
- JM maintains advantage with top talent
  
  NSU defeats VCU 63-60
  
  VUU, VSU women off to races
  
  JMU’s Bickerstaff no stranger to basketball
  
  Mayden brothers pitch Black-owned baseball league open to all
Black Experience
- 'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
  
  Grammy-winning singer Betty Wright succumbs at 66
  
  Andre Harrell, who founded Uptown Records and launched many careers, dies at 5
  
  First 400 years
  
  Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy
  
  Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City ...
  
  Legend of screen and television Cicely Tyson dies at 96
  
  Beloved slugger, MLB Hall of Famer Hank Aaron dies at 86
  
  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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Mayor Stoney jumps into governor’s race

Mayor Stoney

Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, after months of hinting, this week made it official that he will be in the ...

Open for needy

Bobby Moore, 57, is among those waiting for the Salvation Army shelter to open. The shelter operates from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. seven days a week, providing meals. The shelter’s capacity is 110 men and 40 women.

City Hall has followed through on expanding winter shelter in the Richmond area, but families with children still are being ...

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18

Justice O’Connor

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18, with a funeral service ...

Personality: Charlene J. Whitfield

In 2017 Charlene Whitfield became part of a group that brings business to the Richmond area in an effort to ...

Send-offs show Carlton Pearson’s split legacy spurred by his inclusive beliefs, rejection of hell

Bishop Carlton Pearson speaks at a news conference accompanied by other clergy members, April 4, 2013, in Chicago. Once one of the best known preachers in the nation, Bishop Pearson underwent a cataclysmic theological shift that altered the course of his life.

Before his peers would label him a heretic, the late Bishop Carlton D. Pearson was once one of the best ...

Longtime Henrico County educator Marilyn Hinson Royal dies

Mrs. Royal

Marilyn (Elise) Hinson Royal, a trailblazing force at the intersection of teaching, learning, and leadership, died on Friday, Nov. 24, ...

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