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- Dueling ordinances on housing trust fund head to City Council
  
  Educators, community voice concerns over proposed RPS budget
  
  Richmond expressways going cashless
  
  Clinicians, caregivers to address gaps in memory screening
  
  Gospel musician Richard Smallwood remembered with music-filled funeral
  
  Gladys West, mathematician whose work enabled GPS, dies at 95
  
  Sharpton, National Action Network to honor Holder, Scott at King Day breakfast
  
  Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark historic year in D.C.
  
  Indigenous artifacts returned by the Vatican are now at a Canadian museum
  
  Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ …
  
  Adjusting to a new rhythm in Ghana
  
  Olympic champions, amateurs flock to Kenya for world-class training
Opinion
- Parting shots
  
  Snow job
  
  Sorry, with a side of self-promo
  
  Her morning jacket
  
  Black History Month a reminder of the power of coming together by Ben …
  
  Info war rages amid Trump’s immigration chaos by Clarence Page
  
  The First Amendment and Black journalists by Julianne Malveaux
  
  Why Black America must pay attention to global power by Julianne Malveaux
  
  Holding vape shops accountable is a step toward safer communities
  
  Richmond’s Coliseum deserves a second chance
  
  Election sends message to politicians
  
  Youngkin and Earle-Sears fail Virginia schools
Faith
- - Faith News
  - Obituaries
  Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church to screen film on King’s Richmond legacy
  
  Church hosts exhibit on transforming lives of children in poverty
  
  ‘Gospel Symphony Praise Party’ set at Carpenter Theatre
  
  First Baptist Church of Midlothian marks 180th anniversary
  
  Jackson Ward community fixture Clarence Lee Clay Jr. dies at 85
  
  Gospel musician Richard Smallwood remembered with music-filled funeral
  
  Gladys West, mathematician whose work enabled GPS, dies at 95
  
  James Sweat, longtime Hampton and Norfolk State coach, dies
Entertainment
- - Personality
  - Happenings
  Personality: Farrah Massenburg
  
  Personality: Valerie Cassel Oliver
  
  Personality: Tanisha Tate
  
  Personality: LeQuan Hylton
  
  RPS students give voice to King’s legacy in MLK Oratorical Contest
  
  Richmond’s hidden espionage history explored in opera ‘Intelligence’
  
  Virginia’s civil rights history comes alive in new podcast
  
  VisArts expanding in The Fan
Sports
- Laila Edwards set to become first Black woman to represent U.S. in Olympic …
  
  Skater Emmanuel Savary sharpens routines for 2026 U.S. Championships
  
  Parker named Cowboys defensive coordinator
  
  AJGA tournament returns to Williamsburg after six-year absence
  
  VUU’s Parker joins East Team coaching staff for Shrine Bowl
Black Experience
- RVA Fashion Week ends fall showcase, shifts focus to spring events
  
  Pharrell Williams: LEGO documentary captures his essence
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  Hair care products founder Joe Dudley dies
  
  Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy
  
  Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City …
  
  Hampton University announces new president
  
  Obamas break ground for $830M presidential library
  
  ‘Forgotten First:’ A look at four – and more – NFL trailblazers
  
  Boston’s new mayor marks historic ‘firsts’ leading city
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