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Diamond McGhee was a majorette with the VUU Maroon Elegance twirlers for the last two years. She will see the band from a different vantage point in her new position as co-drum major.

Diamond McGhee was a majorette with the VUU Maroon Elegance twirlers for the last two years. She will see the band from a different vantage …

Published on September 6, 2019
Drum majors Diamond McGhee and Nathan James will be leading Virginia Union University’s 100-member Ambassadors of Sound Marching Band.

Drum majors Diamond McGhee and Nathan James will be leading Virginia Union University’s 100-member Ambassadors of Sound Marching Band.

Published on September 6, 2019
The VUU junior from Portsmouth leads a rehearsal last week, perfecting the moves and the sounds.

The VUU junior from Portsmouth leads a rehearsal last week, perfecting the moves and the sounds.

Published on September 6, 2019

Published on September 6, 2019

Published on September 6, 2019

Published on September 6, 2019

Published on September 6, 2019
A state historial marker outlining the history of the “First Africans in Virginia” stands near the seawall at the Fort Monroe National Historic Site. The area was known as Point Comfort in 1619 when the “20 and odd Negroes,” captured by the Portugese in Africa and then stolen by pirates on the English ship White Lion, were traded in Virginia for food and provisions. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

A state historial marker outlining the history of the “First Africans in Virginia” stands near the seawall at the Fort Monroe National Historic Site. The …

Published on August 30, 2019
An appreciative crowd at the Norfolk Scope. (photo by Randy Singleton)

An appreciative crowd at the Norfolk Scope. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Published on August 30, 2019
Saxophonists Paul Taylor, Vincent Ingala and Michael Lington of Sax to the Max rock the arena. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Saxophonists Paul Taylor, Vincent Ingala and Michael Lington of Sax to the Max rock the arena. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Published on August 30, 2019
Saxophonist Everette Harp of Jazz Funk Soul gets into a groove with Ronnie Jenkins and Paul Jackson. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Saxophonist Everette Harp of Jazz Funk Soul gets into a groove with Ronnie Jenkins and Paul Jackson. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Published on August 30, 2019
Vocalist Brian McKnight wows the crowd with his range on Saturday night. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Vocalist Brian McKnight wows the crowd with his range on Saturday night. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Published on August 30, 2019
Rain couldn’t stop the music last weekend at the Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival. The 37th annual two-day event, hosted by Norfolk FestEvents, was moved indoors from Town Point Park on Norfolk’s downtown waterfront to the Norfolk Scope because of inclement weather. A dry and appreciative crowd of thousands packed the venue both last Friday and Saturday and enjoyed the music by top acts. In this photo, drummer and singer Sheila E shows off her chops Friday night. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Rain couldn’t stop the music last weekend at the Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival. The 37th annual two-day event, hosted by Norfolk FestEvents, was moved indoors …

Published on August 30, 2019

Published on August 30, 2019

Published on August 30, 2019
A line of people marches along a portion of the Richmond Slave Trail beside the James River on their way from the Old Manchester docks to Downtown. The walk on Aug. 20 was led by Janine Y. Bell of the Elegba Folklore Society and was symbolic of the many slave coffles in Richmond, which was one of the largest markets for the sale of enslaved people before the end of the Civil War. The walk was one element of the three-day Black Lives Global Summit that the Connecticut-based Community Healing Network sponsored. The summit, held largely at Virginia Union University in concert with other events related to the 400th anniversary of the forced arrival of the first Africans in English North America, focused on providing emotional and psychological healing from the lingering impact of slavery and included a range of speakers focusing on the past, present and future for people of African descent. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

A line of people marches along a portion of the Richmond Slave Trail beside the James River on their way from the Old Manchester docks …

Published on August 30, 2019
Baby Sun coreopsis in The Fan (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Baby Sun coreopsis in The Fan (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Published on August 30, 2019
Calvin Pearson, founder of Project 1619, holds a bowl of rose petals in preparation for a ceremony in which people dropped the petals in the water off the pier at Fort Monroe in honor and remembrance of the millions of Africans brought to these shores during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (photo by Ava Reaves)

Calvin Pearson, founder of Project 1619, holds a bowl of rose petals in preparation for a ceremony in which people dropped the petals in the …

Published on August 30, 2019
Eight area residents, including Free Press photojournalist Regina H. Boone, were honored with 2019 Community Healer Awards on Aug. 21 as part of the Valuing Black Lives Global Summit held by the Community Healing Network at Virginia Union University. The honorees, from left, are Olufemi Shepsu, social worker and co-founder of the Abusa-Pa Black Family Institute; Virginia Com- monwealth University professor Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, founder of the Conciliation Project, a nonprofit social justice theater company; Ms. Boone; freelance writer and author Samantha Willis; Samuel D. Veney III, community activist; Lynetta Thompson, founder of the Mary G. Brown Transitional Center and longtime NAACP official; and Albert Walker III, director of healthy communities at Bon Secours Health System. Community organizer Lillie Estes was honored posthumously. Also, Dr. Annelle B. Primmer, a Baltimore psychiatrist, received the 2019 President’s Award. She is chair and convener of the All Healers Mental Health Alliance. (photo by Ava Reaves)

Eight area residents, including Free Press photojournalist Regina H. Boone, were honored with 2019 Community Healer Awards on Aug. 21 as part of the Valuing …

Published on August 30, 2019
Susan Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, poses for a photograph on Sunday with Chester Williams of Newport News. She was among several celebrities who attended the weekend commemoration events. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Susan Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, poses for a photograph on Sunday with Chester Williams of Newport News. She was among several celebrities who …

Published on August 30, 2019