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Rookie Yermin Mercedes sets major league record

It took Yermin Mercedes 11 years to work his way up to the big leagues. And when the green light finally arrived, he hit the gas and sped into the spotlight.

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’Breathing Places’ exhibit opens May 5 at The Valentine

Did you know that Capitol Square, the popular green space that surrounds the State Capitol building, was developed by the City of Richmond in 1804 as its first park?

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Denying our humanity

It has been more than 400 years since the first Black people arrived in Virginia on the shores of what would become the United States of America. And more than 400 years later, we are still fighting for recognition of our humanity.

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GOP postures as party of working people, by Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

The debate over President Biden’s $2 trillion American Infrastructure Plan is heating up — and getting more and more unhinged. Republicans are railing against the president for asking for too much. They promise a filibuster against the bill unless there is a bipartisan agreement on their terms.

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Casino contenders now down to 2; Bally’s out

Just two contenders are left in the competition to build a casino-resort in Richmond, and one already has corralled the support of a majority of City Council.

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Guilty

Former Minneapolis police officer faces decades in prison after a jury convicts him of three counts in the heinous kill of George Floyd; tears of joy and relief flood the nation

MINNEAPOLIS Black Americans and others from Missouri to Florida to Minnesota cheered, marched, hugged, waved signs and sang jubilantly in the streets Tuesday after a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd.

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Early voting begins April 23 for Democratic primary

Early voting for the June 8 Democratic primary will get underway this Friday, April 23 – 45 days ahead of primary day.

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Rift grows between School Board and City Council over Wythe replacement

A Richmond city councilwoman is calling on the School Board to halt its effort to retake control of school construction and to come to the table with city officials “to create a process that everyone can support.”

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Free COVID-19 testing

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Patients and doctors alike adapt during a year of COVID-19

During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, everyday activities people often took for granted — hugs, seeing friends at birthday parties, dinners out and midday coffee runs with colleagues — were no longer considered safe and harmless.

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Va. minimum wage goes to $9.50 on May 1

Saturday, May 1, will usher in a major jump in pay for tens of thousands of hourly workers across Virginia.

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Historic site review slows rail lines planned over historic Black cemetery

Could a long-hidden Black cemetery impact plans to improve rail service between Richmond’s Main Street Station and Union Station in Washington, D.C.?

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New business investments to add more than 1,200 jobs

More than 1,200 new jobs are headed to the Richmond area as the result of new business investments.

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John Marshall High renames gym, field to honor former coaches

The John Marshall High School gymnasium and athletic field are getting new names to honor two coaches who were instrumental in the North Side school’s sports history and in mentoring youths.

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Judge suspends incorporation efforts at Fourth Baptist Church

A Richmond judge has temporarily blocked historic Fourth Baptist Church from taking any further steps to incorporate and reversed other actions approved during the pandemic.

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Faith leaders react to Chauvin verdict

As the Minneapolis judge thanked jurors for their “heavy-duty jury service” on Tuesday, reactions already had begun to the three guilty verdicts in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the May 25 death of George Floyd.

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Personality: Dr. Madeline G. McClenney

Spotlight on president-founder of Exodus Foundation.org

Baptist minister, prison abolitionist and self-described “mass clemencyist.”

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Area commencements will be mix of in-person and virtual celebrations

Universities and colleges throughout the Richmond area have announced commencement plans designed to keep people safe while allowing for graduates and their families to celebrate.

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School Board should focus on education, not school construction

Letters to the editor

Re “School Board taking control of new building construction,” Free Press April 15-17 edition: Members of the Richmond School Board are putting politics over people.