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Va. MLK Commission kicks off community meetings March 1 at VUU
The state’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission will observe the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination through 12 “Community Conversations” beginning in March, each one at a location the Rev. King visited in Virginia.
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Equifax settles in security breach that affected more than 4M Virginians
Consumer credit information giant Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700 million for allowing hackers to breach its computers and grab the personal information of nearly 150 million people.
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4th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival starts Thursday
Raymond Santana, who was 14 when he and four other youths were wrongly charged with the attack and rape of a female jogger in New York City’s Central Park in 1989, will moderate a discussion about the now Exonerated Five case following a documentary film screening at the 4th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival this weekend in Richmond.
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Lady Walker, wearing No. 20, goes up for a score during Virginia Union University’s Lady Panthers 91-72 victory over Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the …
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft yells to fans during the team's victory parade Feb. 5 throught downtown Boston to celebrate the Patriots' Super Bowl …
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Supporters of President Trump scale the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday before breaking windows and storming the building, where they took over …
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In this courtroom sketch, Hennepin County, Minn., District Judge Peter Cahill presides over the June 25 sentencing hearing for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, …
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Research and health surveillance data point to a growing mental health crisis among Black youth over decades. Between 1991 and 2019, Black adolescents had the …
Published on June 8, 2023
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New name for Lee Bridge withdrawn
For now, the name of slavery-defending Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will remain on the Route 1 bridge over the James River in Richmond.
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Slices of life and scenes in Richmond
Real estate developer Capital City Partners, LLC purchased the City’s 71-year-old former Public Safety Building at 500 N. 10th St., 9th Street entrance shown above, for $3.5 million in 2021. Capital City officials said the building would be demolished on the 3-acre property to make room for a $325 million, 500,000-square-foot tower development that will be anchored by VCU Health.
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William & Mary heads to Montana State for quarterfinals
Michael London already has coached one school to the FCS championship. Now he’s looking to make it two.
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Faith, coping with loss highlight new book by co-pastor of New Kingdom Christian Ministries
For Sanya B. Young, writing a book about handling life’s challenge is helping her deal with the grief over the death two years ago of her husband, Dr. Leonidas B. Young II.
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University of Michigan student William Royster stands with the “#Black Lives Matter” message taped over his mouth as he is surrounded by students at the …
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Rock star Bruce Springsteen canceled his April 10 concert at the Greensboro, N.C., Coliseum, the latest in a line of protests over a new state …
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Virginia State University quarterback Cordelral Cook makes an 8-yard run across the goal line during the first quarter, giving the Trojans a 7-0 lead over …
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Led by MVP Ethan Garila, Lincoln defeated Fayetteville State, 62-57, in Baltimore in front of an ESPNU national audience on Saturday, March 2. Fayetteville State …
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Bye, bye birdies - Aidan Landers, 3, looks over his shoulder at the Canada geese flocking Wednesday in Fountain Lake as he leads his 2-year-old …
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Altony “Tiger” Foote Jr., left, and his father, the Rev. Altony Foote Sr., pose in the WQCN radio studio inside Faith & Love Fellowship Church …
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Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams ends her challenge to Republican Brian Kemp during a news conference Nov. 16 at her Atlanta headquarters while pledging to …
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Kym Idella Jeter waves to family and friends in the stands as she walks out with Huguenot High School’s new graduates at the end of …
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