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Published on August 12, 2021

Published on August 12, 2021
Lucretia Campbell, top row second from left, was part of the first class at Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1886. Others are, top row from left, James Shields, Susie Douglass, Fannie Walker, Carrie Bragg, Willie Davis, Jerry Lucas and Robert Green. Bottom row, from left, President John Mercer Langston, Professor James M. Colson and Mrs. Ida R. Harris.

Lucretia Campbell, top row second from left, was part of the first class at Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1886. Others are, top row …

Published on August 12, 2021

Published on August 12, 2021
Richard Dickerson, center, meets with local Afghans before a ceremony at Shah Agha Shrine, one of the most holy Islamic sites in the nation, located in the Khakrez District in southern Afghanistan. USAID had worked with U.S. Special Forces and local leaders and villagers to restore the shrine in 2011. Below, Afghan workers at Kandahar Airfield pause to participate in an Eid ceremony at the airfield in 2011.

Richard Dickerson, center, meets with local Afghans before a ceremony at Shah Agha Shrine, one of the most holy Islamic sites in the nation, located …

Published on August 12, 2021
Buses transporting Afghan special immigrant applicants from Dulles International Airport arrive at Fort Lee outside of Petersburg on July 30. The military post is providing temporary housing, health screenings and initial services to what is expected to be about 3,500 Afghan evacuees who are being relocated to the United States. They helped U.S. troops during the war in Afghanistan and their lives, and those of their families, would be in danger by the Taliban if they remain.

Buses transporting Afghan special immigrant applicants from Dulles International Airport arrive at Fort Lee outside of Petersburg on July 30. The military post is providing …

Published on August 12, 2021
Police Chief Gerald Smith consoles the mother of one of the victims injured in gun violence April 27 at the Belt Atlantic Apartments in South Side. Sharnez Hill, 30, and her 3-month-old daughter were killed in the shooting and three others, ages 29, 15 and 11, were wounded. Chief Smith marched with scores of people attending a rally sponsored by Men in Action on May 1 calling for an end to the violence. The group marched from George Wythe High School to the apartment complex, where Chief Smith tried to comfort the mother.

Police Chief Gerald Smith consoles the mother of one of the victims injured in gun violence April 27 at the Belt Atlantic Apartments in South …

Published on August 12, 2021
Chief Gerald Smith walks outside Richmond Police headquarters on Grace Street in Downtown to a news conference on July 27, 2020, following two nights of uprisings in the city. The building had been boarded up and barricaded by a city dump truck, which was burned by demonstrators protesting police abuse and racial injustice. The chief had been on the job less than a month.

Chief Gerald Smith walks outside Richmond Police headquarters on Grace Street in Downtown to a news conference on July 27, 2020, following two nights of …

Published on August 12, 2021
Tracey Avery-Geter, a nurse practitioner supervisor with the Richmond and Henrico health districts, receiving one of the first two vaccinations given in Richmond of the Moderna vaccine on Dec. 23. Administering the shot is Sara Noble, a clinical nurse manager. Health care workers were among the first group of people eligible for the vaccine under state rules.

Tracey Avery-Geter, a nurse practitioner supervisor with the Richmond and Henrico health districts, receiving one of the first two vaccinations given in Richmond of the …

Published on August 12, 2021

Published on August 5, 2021
Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place a wreath on his grave during a twilight memorial service at the Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery near Bandy Field in Henrico County on July 28. The family members, from left, Diane Winston Jones, Linda Truman Nash and Spencer Truman, participated in the local commemoration on National Buffalo Soldiers Day, which honors the contributions of some of the earliest African-American troops in the U.S. military. The commemoration included a three-volley salute by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9808 in Mechanicsville, and a flag presentation, below, by Najiek Harris, 15, left, and Christian Hicks, 13, of Scout Troop 432 in Church Hill. Pvt. Bradford, who fought during the Battle of El Caney in Cuba on July 1, 1898, suffered a heat stroke while in Cuba and was returned home as a casualty of war. He was honorably discharged from the military in 1899, and went on to live to the age of 55, succumbing in 1925. His government-issued gravestone is one of only two left in the historic African-American cemetery that is located on an acre of land purchased by the Ham Council in 1873 and now is listed with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place …

Published on August 5, 2021
Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place a wreath on his grave during a twilight memorial service at the Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery near Bandy Field in Henrico County on July 28. The family members, from left, Diane Winston Jones, Linda Truman Nash and Spencer Truman, participated in the local commemoration on National Buffalo Soldiers Day, which honors the contributions of some of the earliest African-American troops in the U.S. military. The commemoration included a three-volley salute by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9808 in Mechanicsville, and a flag presentation, below, by Najiek Harris, 15, left, and Christian Hicks, 13, of Scout Troop 432 in Church Hill. Pvt. Bradford, who fought during the Battle of El Caney in Cuba on July 1, 1898, suffered a heat stroke while in Cuba and was returned home as a casualty of war. He was honorably discharged from the military in 1899, and went on to live to the age of 55, succumbing in 1925. His government-issued gravestone is one of only two left in the historic African-American cemetery that is located on an acre of land purchased by the Ham Council in 1873 and now is listed with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place …

Published on August 5, 2021
Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place a wreath on his grave during a twilight memorial service at the Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery near Bandy Field in Henrico County on July 28. The family members, from left, Diane Winston Jones, Linda Truman Nash and Spencer Truman, participated in the local commemoration on National Buffalo Soldiers Day, which honors the contributions of some of the earliest African-American troops in the U.S. military. The commemoration included a three-volley salute by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9808 in Mechanicsville, and a flag presentation, below, by Najiek Harris, 15, left, and Christian Hicks, 13, of Scout Troop 432 in Church Hill. Pvt. Bradford, who fought during the Battle of El Caney in Cuba on July 1, 1898, suffered a heat stroke while in Cuba and was returned home as a casualty of war. He was honorably discharged from the military in 1899, and went on to live to the age of 55, succumbing in 1925. His government-issued gravestone is one of only two left in the historic African-American cemetery that is located on an acre of land purchased by the Ham Council in 1873 and now is listed with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place …

Published on August 5, 2021
Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place a wreath on his grave during a twilight memorial service at the Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery near Bandy Field in Henrico County on July 28. The family members, from left, Diane Winston Jones, Linda Truman Nash and Spencer Truman, participated in the local commemoration on National Buffalo Soldiers Day, which honors the contributions of some of the earliest African-American troops in the U.S. military. The commemoration included a three-volley salute by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9808 in Mechanicsville, and a flag presentation, below, by Najiek Harris, 15, left, and Christian Hicks, 13, of Scout Troop 432 in Church Hill. Pvt. Bradford, who fought during the Battle of El Caney in Cuba on July 1, 1898, suffered a heat stroke while in Cuba and was returned home as a casualty of war. He was honorably discharged from the military in 1899, and went on to live to the age of 55, succumbing in 1925. His government-issued gravestone is one of only two left in the historic African-American cemetery that is located on an acre of land purchased by the Ham Council in 1873 and now is listed with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Honoring a Buffalo Soldier/Descendants of Moses Bradford Jr. of Henrico County, a Buffalo Soldier who served in the 25th Infantry during the Spanish-American War, place …

Published on August 5, 2021
Getting ready for school/The Broad Rock Sports Complex on Old Warwick Road in South Side became a festival of sorts last Saturday as the venue for RPS Summer Fest. The event, sponsored by Richmond Public Schools, featured games, entertainment, food and information on how to enroll students in school this fall along with other community resources. Barber Alonzo Bosher trims the braids of Tyler Sims, 5, as he gets ready for class in September. This was the second Summer Fest hosted by the school system. The first was held July 24 at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.

Getting ready for school/The Broad Rock Sports Complex on Old Warwick Road in South Side became a festival of sorts last Saturday as the venue …

Published on August 5, 2021
Getting ready for school/The Broad Rock Sports Complex on Old Warwick Road in South Side became a festival of sorts last Saturday as the venue for RPS Summer Fest. The event, sponsored by Richmond Public Schools, featured games, entertainment, food and information on how to enroll students in school this fall along with other community resources. Barber Alonzo Bosher trims the braids of Tyler Sims, 5, as he gets ready for class in September. This was the second Summer Fest hosted by the school system. The first was held July 24 at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.

Getting ready for school/The Broad Rock Sports Complex on Old Warwick Road in South Side became a festival of sorts last Saturday as the venue …

Published on August 5, 2021
A purple bloom in the West End

A purple bloom in the West End

Published on August 5, 2021
Big serve in Highland Park/The late tennis star, humanitarian and Richmond native Arthur Ashe Jr. is depicted serving in this new mural. Location: Boaz & Ruth headquarters, 3030 Meadowbridge Road, on the building’s northwest side facing Giles Avenue. Kyle Holbrook, a Pittsburgh-based artist and filmmaker, created the mural July 28 as part of his work to install the images of African-American greats on buildings across the country. He and the artists he recruits are completing the project through a nonprofit, Moving the Lives of Kids Community Mural Project, or MLK Murals, that he founded in 2002. His purpose: To beautify, educate and empower through art. Richmond is among the 56 cities in the United States and overseas that now have one or more MLK Murals.

Big serve in Highland Park/The late tennis star, humanitarian and Richmond native Arthur Ashe Jr. is depicted serving in this new mural. Location: Boaz & …

Published on August 5, 2021
Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond:Above left, Richmond residents gather outside the refurbished Annie Marie Giles Community Resource & Training Center in Shockoe Valley for the grand reopening celebration last Saturday. Born as a school and used for several years as a homeless shelter, the building is now to host programs that benefit residents in the East View community and the Whitcomb and Mosby public housing communities located on the hills above Shockoe Valley. Florence Smith, the eldest daughter of the late Mrs. Giles, gives City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson a hug for her work to provide a center of which Mrs. Giles would be proud. Ms. Robertson led the charge to get the city to purchase the building, to name the center for the late Mrs. Giles, an influential Whitcomb Court resident who was an organizer and activist for residents, and to use the center for operations that would provide job training and other services.

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond:Above left, Richmond residents gather outside the refurbished Annie Marie Giles Community Resource & Training Center in Shockoe …

Published on August 5, 2021
Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond: Richmond residents gather outside the refurbished Annie Marie Giles Community Resource & Training Center in Shockoe Valley for the grand reopening celebration last Saturday. Born as a school and used for several years as a homeless shelter, the building is now to host programs that benefit residents in the East View community and the Whitcomb and Mosby public housing communities located on the hills above Shockoe Valley. The celebration included a job fair inside a community room where homeless people once slept.

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond: Richmond residents gather outside the refurbished Annie Marie Giles Community Resource & Training Center in Shockoe Valley …

Published on August 5, 2021