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- Diverse field emerges for City Council election
  
  City’s investment in Confederate marker raises questions
  
  Roland Martin leads town hall on education reform
  
  Virginia War Memorial seeks volunteers for flag removal
  
  Sexual assault allegations prompt museums to reconsider Wiley exhibits
  
  The shocking discovery that suddenly made reparations deeply personal for one woman
  
  Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre challenge Oklahoma high court decision
  
  Black farmers’ association calls for Tractor Supply CEO’s resignation after company cuts DEI …
  
  Total solar eclipse wows North America
  
  Shock, grief and mourning for 3 Georgia-based U.S. soldiers killed in Middle East …
  
  Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican
  
  House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a …
Opinion
- The Price of Persistence
  
  Hanging Up
  
  What to the slave is the Fourth of July?
  
  We’re No. 1!
  
  President must be wise enough to move on, by Michael A. Grant
  
  Colliding causes can defeat each other, by Clarence Page
  
  Despite debate performance, support for Biden remains strong among Black leaders, by Tamil …
  
  Environmental justice for Cumberland County, by Benjamin Chavis Jr.
  
  Mayoral candidates should consider reducing government size
  
  Honoring civil rights legacy means embracing new leaders
  
  Richmond schools deserve better leadership
  
  Counties must follow Henrico’s lead on homeless funding
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  Bills to enhance religion in schools spur fights between faiths
  
  Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally in D.C.
  
  Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law
  
  Virginia Union professor publishes new book on gospel interpretation
  
  Raymond E. Gross, Air Force veteran and community leader, dies at 89
  
  Giants’ Willie Mays, ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
  
  Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who was accused of sexual abuse, dies …
  
  Rev. James Lawson Jr., original Freedom Rider and apostle of nonviolence, dies at …
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  Personality: Cynthia J. Buckler
  
  Personality: Jason T. Pritchard
  
  Personality: Dr. Jodi Marie Winship
  
  Personality: Cheryl Lewis Burke
  
  Four-day Black Pride RVA celebration returns
  
  Richmond entrepreneur advances in Black Ambition Prize competition
  
  Local playwright’s ‘Hippocrite’ brings church satire back to stage
  
  Freedom Reads founder Betts to receive top honor from Library of Virginia
Sports
- CJ Nickolas overcame many obstacles to reach the Olympics. Now, he’s aiming for …
  
  Alvin Parker named Black College Football Hall of Fame National Coach of the …
  
  Flying Squirrels honor local history with upcoming games
  
  Local First Tee participants to attend Game Changers Academy in Minneapolis
  
  Trojans ready to roar: VSU men’s hoops unveils 2024-25 schedule
Black Experience
- Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  '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
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  Hair care products founder Joe Dudley dies
  
  Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy
  
  Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City …
  
  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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CJ Nickolas overcame many obstacles to reach the Olympics. Now, he’s aiming for taekwondo gold

CJ Nickolas of the United States sings the national anthem after receiving a gold in men’s taekwondo at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 22, 2023. At 22, Nickolas is the highest-ranked U.S. athlete in taekwondo, No. 2 in the world in the men’s 80-kilogram (176-pound) class. A silver medalist at last year’s world championships, he will lead the four-member U.S. taekwondo team in Paris.

A malformed vertebra couldn’t stop him. Neither could heart surgery, or a change of weight category that everyone thought was …

Hanover Tomato Festival returns for 46th year

The Hanover Tomato Festival returns to Pole Green Park on July 12 and 13, marking its 46th year as a …

Docuseries spotlights ‘grande dame’ who redefined Southern cooking

The Roosevelt’s executive chef Leah Branch and host/executive producer Deb Freeman in an episode of the docuseries on chef and author Edna Lewis.

The legacy of Edna Lewis, the renowned African American chef celebrated as the “grande dame of Southern cooking,” will be …

Virginia Museum of History & Culture launches statewide education program

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) has announced the launch of a major statewide civics education program for …

Freedom Reads founder Betts to receive top honor from Library of Virginia

Dwayne Betts

The Library of Virginia will award its honorary Patron of Letters degree to poet, lawyer and Freedom Reads founder Reginald …

Richmond entrepreneur advances in Black Ambition Prize competition

Joye B. Moore

A Richmond-based food company has been named a semifinalist in the Black Ambition Prize, an entrepreneurial competition founded by Virginia …

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