A Year in Focus-From marches to milestones, Richmond’s people and events shaped the year. Demonstrations, school celebrations, cultural festivals and sports brought the community together across the city. These images capture the moments that marked 2025 in Richmond. The General Assembly marked the 40th anniversary of former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s historic election as Virginia’s first Black lieutenant governor with a centeraisle
ceremony in both the House and Senate chambers on Jan. 17, which was also Wilder’s 94th birthday.(photo by Julianne Tripp Hillian/Richmond Free Press)
