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Skylar Branch, 7, is all smiles while having her face painted at the children’s craft table during the Elegba Folklore Society’s 31st Annual Down Home Family Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Abner Clay Park.

Skylar Branch, 7, is all smiles while having her face painted at the children’s craft table during the Elegba Folklore Society’s 31st Annual Down Home …

Published on August 25, 2022
Coach Sanders

Coach Sanders

Published on August 25, 2022
Awas, owner of Awa’s African Art, proudly displays her baskets, jewelry, furniture and other wares during the Elegba Folklore Society’s 31st Annual Down Home Family Reunion, A Celebration of African American Folklife. Hundreds attended the festival on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Abner Clay Park in Richmond’s Jackson Ward community where they were treated to art, musical performances, Southern cooking and storytelling. Awas, originally from Senegal, West Africa, moved to Richmond and started her business in 1995. At right is her grandson, Mostapha, and seated at left is her son, Guey Khadim. For three decades, the Elegba Folklore Society has hosted the festival to demonstrate how certain West African cultural practices and traditions have influenced the American South.

Awas, owner of Awa’s African Art, proudly displays her baskets, jewelry, furniture and other wares during the Elegba Folklore Society’s 31st Annual Down Home Family …

Published on August 25, 2022
A celebration of African and African-American folklife headlined the 31st Down Home Family Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Jackson Ward’s Abner Clay Park. The event, sponsored by the Elegba Folklore Society, featured interactive demonstrations, a Heritage Market with African imports and music from musicians and performers that included, Terry “Harmonica” Bean, in the photo, the Pan Masters Steel Orchestra and Trouble Funk.

A celebration of African and African-American folklife headlined the 31st Down Home Family Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Jackson Ward’s Abner Clay Park. The …

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022
Armando Bacot

Armando Bacot

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022
From left, Fabian Frankel, Milly Alcock, Steve Toussaint, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Paddy Considine, Eve Best, Rhys Ifans, Emily Carey and Graham McTavish pose for photographers Aug. 15 upon arrival for the premiere of the TV series “House of the Dragon” in London.

From left, Fabian Frankel, Milly Alcock, Steve Toussaint, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Paddy Considine, Eve Best, Rhys Ifans, Emily Carey and Graham McTavish …

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022
Skylar Hayden, who will be in third grade this fall at Henry L. Marsh III Elementary School this year, is shown with Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Marsh Elementary Principal Kimberly Cook during the Aug. 18 unveiling of the school’s new playground. Skylar said the mayor “works hard to make sure students like me have the tools we need to be successful. We have a new school and now a new playground. Thank you, Mayor Stoney.”

Skylar Hayden, who will be in third grade this fall at Henry L. Marsh III Elementary School this year, is shown with Mayor Levar M. …

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022
A sign outside the school shows the tremendous loss felt by teachers, students, staff and the Richmond community.

A sign outside the school shows the tremendous loss felt by teachers, students, staff and the Richmond community.

Published on August 25, 2022
President Biden’s long-awaited announcement of a $10,000 federal student loan cancellation came on Aug. 24. President Biden also is extending a pause on federal student loan payments for what he called the “final time” through the end of 2022.

President Biden’s long-awaited announcement of a $10,000 federal student loan cancellation came on Aug. 24. President Biden also is extending a pause on federal student …

Published on August 25, 2022
Rev. Reginald F. Davis, from left, pastor of First Baptist Church, Connie Matthews Harshaw, a member of First Baptist and president of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation that preserves First Baptist’s history, and Jack Gary, Colonial Williamsburg’s director of archaeology, stand at the brick-and-mortar foundation of one the oldest Black churches in the U.S. on Oct. 6, 2021, in Williamsburg. Archaeologists in Virginia began excavating three suspected graves at the site on Monday, July 18, 2022, commencing a monthslong effort to learn who was buried there and how they lived.

Rev. Reginald F. Davis, from left, pastor of First Baptist Church, Connie Matthews Harshaw, a member of First Baptist and president of the Let Freedom …

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 25, 2022

Published on August 18, 2022

Published on August 18, 2022