Photo

Virginia State University senior Richard Granberry goes up for a shot, helping the Trojans to their 81-76 victory over Virginia Union University last Saturday in …
Published on March 16, 2018
Photo

Kumar Rocker is the talk of college baseball as the NCAA World Series is set to begin in Omaha, Neb. The Vanderbilt University freshman threw …
Published on June 14, 2019
Photo

Thomas Jefferson High School’s Shamar Graham adds another 162 yards rushing and another touchdown to his statistics during the Vikings’ 30-28 victory last Friday over …
Published on December 6, 2019
Photo

South Carolina State wide receivers Shaquan Davis, left, and Will Vereen celebrate the Bulldogs’ 31-10 victory over Jackson State University last Saturday in the Celebration …
Published on December 23, 2021
Photo

The Confederate battle flag, a symbol of racial hate, ironically waves Wednesday over the horse-drawn carriage bearing the casket of beloved African-American minister and state …
Published on June 26, 2015
Photo

Dawn Staley, coach of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team and a former University of Virginia basketball star, waves the freshly cut net …
Published on April 8, 2017
Photo

Members of the North Carolina A&T State University football team are showered with confetti after last Saturday’s 24-22 victory over Alcorn State University in the …
Published on December 21, 2018
Photo

Tangelic Ellis holds her sign high as she stands in Monroe Park at the first protest in Richmond over the death of George Floyd. The …
Published on June 4, 2020
Photo

Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant’s ruling allows the six-story statue of Confederate Gen. Robert e. Lee to remain in place on Monument Avenue …
Published on October 29, 2020
Photo

University of Mount Olive’s Jeremiah Phifer jumps and shoots over Virginia State University’s Dajour Rucker Nov. 19 in the Pickle Classic. VSU beat Mount Olive …
Published on November 24, 2021
Photo

Police detain an unidentified counterprotester for singing rap music using a microphone and speaker on the grassy median on Monument Avenue between Meadow Street and …
Published on September 22, 2017
Photo

Virginia Union University running back William Stanback is tackled during last Saturday’s game against Winston-Salem State University. Stanback had three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 37-14 …
Published on September 24, 2016
Photo

The Hampton University Lady Pirates celebrate their sixth MEAC title under Coach David Six that was clinched in last Saturday’s 52-49 victory over Bethune-Cookman University …
Published on March 17, 2017
Photo

View of Creighton Court where some residents are struggling to keep warm in unheated apartments where radiator systems failed. The landlord, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing …
Published on January 5, 2018
Photo

Volunteers with Monumental Justice Virginia steady a banner before Wednesday afternoon’s rally at the State Capitol, where more than 100 people gathered in support of …
Published on January 10, 2020
Story

3 area churches up for sale, auction block
The prominent Richmond Christian Center at 214 Cowardin Ave. is one of several sanctuaries that are on the market, including the former home of Second Baptist Church of South Richmond a few blocks away and Sharon Baptist Church in Jackson Ward.
Story

VP Harris urges grads to tackle problems in unsettled world
Vice President Kamala Harris urged graduates of Tennessee State University on Saturday to apply their leadership skills to help tackle the multitude of challenges posed by an unsettled world.
Story

’Empire’ star Taraji P. Henson hailed for mental health work
“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson has enjoyed wealth, celebrity, a Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination. But behind the scenes, she has battled anxiety and depression.
Story

Recent Free Press article ‘was not a forum for litigation or absolution’
In my conversations with Mr. Jeremy Lazarus that resulted in the Jan. 26-28 edition of the Richmond Free Press article, “It’s Complicated,” I believe that I was clear in stating that I became an Enrichmond board member in October of 2017.
Story

Feb. 3 award ceremony to honor publishers of Richmond Free Press
The Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will present its 2020 George Mason Award to Jean Patterson Boone, publisher of the Richmond Free Press, and her late husband, Ray Boone, who founded the award-winning weekly, during a ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 3, at Virginia Commonwealth University.