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Holiday reindeer at James Center Downtown (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Holiday reindeer at James Center Downtown (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Published on December 27, 2019
George Mason is one of three new schools under construction that are expected to be ready for the 2020-21 academic year. Building supplies are stacked and ready for use in the $38.4 million project. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

George Mason is one of three new schools under construction that are expected to be ready for the 2020-21 academic year. Building supplies are stacked …

Published on December 27, 2019
Construction workers are busy with the new George Mason Elementary School that is going up in the East End on the site of a park adjacent to the current school building. George Mason is one of three new schools under construction that are expected to be ready for the 2020-21 academic year. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Construction workers are busy with the new George Mason Elementary School that is going up in the East End on the site of a park …

Published on December 27, 2019
George Mason is one of three new schools under construction that are expected to be ready for the 2020-21 academic year. Building supplies are stacked and ready for use in the $38.4 million project.

George Mason is one of three new schools under construction that are expected to be ready for the 2020-21 academic year. Building supplies are stacked …

Published on December 27, 2019
Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/ Construction workers are busy with the new George Mason Elementary School that is going up in the East End on the site of a park adjacent to the current school building. George Mason is one of three new schools under construction that are expected to be ready for the 2020-21 academic year.

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/ Construction workers are busy with the new George Mason Elementary School that is going up in the …

Published on December 27, 2019
‘Raise the wage’ rally Naomi Isaac, right, of the People’s Justice Alliance addresses a crowd seeking an increase in the state’s minimum wage during a rally Dec. 18 on the grounds of the State Capitol. She said the current hourly minimum wage, $7.25, “does not exist without intention. Raise the minimum wage to a living wage now.” Legislation to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour over several years is expected to be considered when the General Assembly convenes in January. With Democrats in control of the legislature, prospects for passage are regarded as virtually certain. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

‘Raise the wage’ rally Naomi Isaac, right, of the People’s Justice Alliance addresses a crowd seeking an increase in the state’s minimum wage during a …

Published on December 27, 2019

Published on December 27, 2019
Statue of Robert E. Lee

Statue of Robert E. Lee

Published on December 27, 2019
Lt. Gov. Fairfax

Lt. Gov. Fairfax

Published on December 27, 2019
Rep. Wexton

Rep. Wexton

Published on December 27, 2019
Rep. McEachin

Rep. McEachin

Published on December 27, 2019
Vernice Breadon practices her solo in the Christmas hymn “O Holy Night” in preparation for the RVA Street Singers’ recent concert at Centenary United Methodist Church. She is accompanied by Sherri Matthews on the piano.

Vernice Breadon practices her solo in the Christmas hymn “O Holy Night” in preparation for the RVA Street Singers’ recent concert at Centenary United Methodist …

Published on December 27, 2019
Dr. Newbille

Dr. Newbille

Published on December 20, 2019

Published on December 20, 2019
Nigel Chavis

Nigel Chavis

Published on December 20, 2019
Ms. Coleman

Ms. Coleman

Published on December 20, 2019
Richmond Coliseum

Richmond Coliseum

Published on December 20, 2019
Former Richmond Judge Birdie H. Jamison, right, places a note with her thoughts about the exhibit on a public thought board.

Former Richmond Judge Birdie H. Jamison, right, places a note with her thoughts about the exhibit on a public thought board.

Published on December 20, 2019
Rev. Sylvester Turner and the Rev. Ben Campbell, both of whom serve on the Richmond Slave Trail Commission discuss one of the panels in the exhibit.

Rev. Sylvester Turner and the Rev. Ben Campbell, both of whom serve on the Richmond Slave Trail Commission discuss one of the panels in the …

Published on December 20, 2019
Dozens of people came to the opening Sunday of “Unbound 2019: Truth & Reconciliation: Part III, Emancipation and Enlightenment Up from Slavery” at the Main Street Station Gallery, which includes a tribute to African-Americans in Virginia who were lynched in the decades after the Civil War. Several people attending the exhibit became emotional while reading the names and information about those who were lynched in the state. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, more than 4,000 people were lynched across the South between 1877 and 1950, while nearly 100 lynchings were documented in Virginia during that time. Speakers at the opening included Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norfolk State University, and Maurice Henderson, whose trip to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., inspired the Richmond tribute.

Dozens of people came to the opening Sunday of “Unbound 2019: Truth & Reconciliation: Part III, Emancipation and Enlightenment Up from Slavery” at the Main …

Published on December 20, 2019