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  Shockoe Project continues to advance with new developments
  
  Dept. of Corrections confirm inmates burned themselves: lawmakers want investigation
  
  Virginia War Memorial to Host 83rd Annual Pearl Harbor Day
  
  December leads as peak month for U.S. home fires
  
  Kaine, Spanberger join efforts to address drug shortages
  
  Virginia mail service improves; second Trump push to privatize USPS ‘unlikely’
  
  Thanksgiving travel cranks up
  
  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 …
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  The Department of Education under attack, by David W. Marshall
  
  Democrats have work to do to reclaim the mantle of change, by Clarence …
  
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  Louis Gossett, Jr. championed justice beyond Hollywood, by Ben Jealous
  
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  Tribe member celebrates inclusive Indigenous representation
  
  No basis for lawsuit against VUU over former hospital
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  T.D. Jakes speaks to church via video week after health emergency
  
  Second Baptist Church to feature David Esleck in Advent concert series
  
  T.D. Jakes suffers health incident during sermon
  
  Lost cemetery of Black veterans of World War restored in Kilmarnock
  
  Activist Farid Alan Schintzius Dies at 76
  
  Jean Thompson Williams, leader in education and business, dies
  
  Quincy Jones laid to rest at private funeral in Los Angeles
  
  Marie Goodman Hunter Johnson remembered for pioneering work in education, theater
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  Annual Dominion Energy Christmas Parade returns
  
  VUU Gospel Choir performs on BET’s ‘HBCU Honors’
  
  “Up the Ridge” screening to highlight Red Onion prison issues
  
  Christmas concert to bring harmony and hope to shelter animals
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- Harden joins Curry as the only NBA players to reach 3,000 3-pointers
  
  UR’s Grant named finalist for Buck Buchanan Award
  
  Virginia Union makes history, advances to NCAA quarterfinals
  
  River City Sportsplex expands with four new fields
  
  MMA Legends host fight night in Richmond
Black Experience
- RVA Fashion Week ends fall showcase, shifts focus to spring events
  
  Pharrell Williams: LEGO documentary captures his essence
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
  
  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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Activist Farid Alan Schintzius Dies at 76

Activist Farid Alan Schintzius died last week at the home of his daughter.

Richmond activist and community leader Farid Alan Schintzius died Thursday, Dec. 5 at the age of 76.

VUU Gospel Choir performs on BET’s ‘HBCU Honors’

Virginia Union University’s Gospel Choir performs alongside Fantasia, MC Lyte and others during the finale of BET’s “HBCU Honors,” celebrating Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Virginia Union University’s Gospel Choir performed with Grammy-winning artist Fantasia and hip-hop legend MC Lyte at the HBCU Honors, a …

“Up the Ridge” screening to highlight Red Onion prison issues

Timothy Jones, a former inmate at Wallens Ridge State Prison, is featured in the documentary “Up the Ridge,” which explores the harsh realities of life within the facility.

The Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality will host a public meeting on Saturday, Dec. 7, to examine issues …

MMA Legends host fight night in Richmond

UFC icons Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and Kamaru Usman are set to host “APFC 15: Virginia Fight Night III,” an evening …

River City Sportsplex expands with four new fields

Jessica Schneider, Clover Hill District Supervisor, addresses the crowd at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the four new lighted turf fields at River City Sportsplex.

The River City Sportsplex just got bigger and better. Last week, the complex unveiled four additional lighted turf fields, pushing …

Virginia Union makes history, advances to NCAA quarterfinals

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Virginia Union University’s record-setting football season continued with a decisive 44-12 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in the NCAA …

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