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Rallying for prison reform: Hampton residents Wyheem Vessels, left, and Thurston White join more than 200 people who turned out to protest against solitary confinement and other prisoner-related issues at the 2nd Annual Prison Reform Rally at Capitol Square last Saturday. A coalition of advocates, former prisoners and relatives held the event to promote legislation to abolish solitary confinement, cut lengthy sentences and restore parole or the system of early release for model prisoners that was abolished in 1995. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Rallying for prison reform: Hampton residents Wyheem Vessels, left, and Thurston White join more than 200 people who turned out to protest against solitary confinement …

Published on January 19, 2019
Workers are moving forward to create a $33 million apartment complex on a 2½-acre block in Jackson Ward, despite recent weather challenges. This view from 2nd and Duval streets shows the wooden framework of the 146 new apartments under construction on the site. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Workers are moving forward to create a $33 million apartment complex on a 2½-acre block in Jackson Ward, despite recent weather challenges. This view from …

Published on January 19, 2019
Happy 90th Birthday, Dr. King! Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, right, speaks at the dedication Tuesday of a new mural honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that is located on the entryway to the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge and adjacent to the Martin Luther King Jr. Pre-School Learning Center at 900 Mosby St. in the East End. The dedication was held on what would have been Dr. King’s 90th birthday. It is the second King mural on the site done by U.N.I.T.Y. Street Project; the first was completed in July. Muralists Sir James Thornhill and Hamilton Glass joined in the dedication ceremony, along with students from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School who worked on the project. (Clement Britt)

Happy 90th Birthday, Dr. King! Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, right, speaks at the dedication Tuesday of a new mural honoring Dr. Martin Luther King …

Published on January 19, 2019
Christy Coleman

Christy Coleman

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Rev. Tyrone E. Nelson

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Dr. Rodney Berry

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Rev. Jamal Hayes

Rev. Jamal Hayes

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Gov. Ralph S. Northam

Gov. Ralph S. Northam

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Freedom Classic

Freedom Classic

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Al Harris

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Elbert “Ickey” Woods

Elbert “Ickey” Woods

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Elmo Wright

Elmo Wright

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Billy “White Socks” Johnson

Billy “White Socks” Johnson

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Otis Sistrunk

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John E. Wilson

John E. Wilson

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John E. Wilson

John E. Wilson

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Members of the MJBL East practicing for their upcoming games in Nassau, Bahamas, are, standing from left, M.T. Forrester, Caleb Causey, Louis Raffenot, Coach Hunt Whitehead, Dashawn Smith, Ethan Whitehead and Jesse Walker. Kneeling, Davionne Anderson, left, and Marshall Trout. Team members scheduled to make the trip but not pictured: Joey Trout, John Moore, Marquise Nevillus and Coaches Thomas Eaton and Larry Trout.

Members of the MJBL East practicing for their upcoming games in Nassau, Bahamas, are, standing from left, M.T. Forrester, Caleb Causey, Louis Raffenot, Coach Hunt …

Published on January 19, 2019
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Chrissana Green

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Ifunanya Okoye

Ifunanya Okoye

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Cyonte Melvin

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