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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shows the article of impeachment against President Trump after signing it in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. It …
Published on January 14, 2021
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Richmond ice cream queen gives the scoop on Food Network competition
You scream. I scream. Everybody screams for Rabia Kamara, who has won the first two rounds in “Ben & Jerry’s: Clash of the Cones,” a competition to create a new ice cream flavor broadcast on the Food Network.
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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
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Henrico County takes the oath of office Tuesday as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan holds a Bible during the ceremony …
Published on January 6, 2017
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Young advocate Major West, 5, listens as speakers read letters from inmates and urge changes in the state’s laws and criminal justice system during last …
Published on January 17, 2020
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Hundreds of women and their supporters, including First Lady Pam Northam, center, celebrate Virginia becoming the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The …
Published on January 7, 2021
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Charis Harrell, 16, a junior at Midlothian High School, left, and James Rioux 16, a junior at Clover Hill High School in Midlothian listen to …
Published on March 23, 2023
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Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., left, and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, speaks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets …
Published on January 5, 2023
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Legislation involving hate speech, misinformation not to be taken lightly
This fall, the United States Senate plans to vote on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. While everyone agrees regulation is needed in regard to the tech industry, we, however, should not downplay some very legitimate concerns about problematic aspects in the Act.
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Information is knowledge, near and far
Virginia State University is one of six Black universities that will participate in a $2.5 million research and design project to build a framework for digital learning at HBCUs.
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Blessing the grounds // Hundreds of people gather at Capitol Square in Downtown last Saturday for the groundbreaking for the Native American monument. Speakers included …
Published on June 30, 2017
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Writers highlight ‘Hidden Figures’ // Margot Lee Shetterly, author of “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who …
Published on October 19, 2017
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Former South Carolina legislator Bakari T. Sellers, keynote speaker for the Richmond Branch NAACP 100th Anniversary Freedom Fund Gala last week, and branch President James …
Published on May 27, 2018
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Dr. Kinney to speak at Williamsburg NAACP life membership banquet
Dr. John W. Kinney, dean of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, will be the keynote speaker at the 36th Annual Life Membership Awards Banquet of the York-James City-Williamsburg NAACP. The event will be held Saturday, May 2, at the Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center, and will open with a silent auction and reception at 5 p.m.
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Rev. Roslyn Brock to speak at annual Emancipation Proclamation Day service Jan. 1
The Rev. Roslyn M. Brock, chairwoman emeritus of the national NAACP Board of Directors, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Emancipation Proclamation Day service at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1, at Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary St.
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Dr. Fania Davis to speak on education and justice March 12
Dr. Fania Davis, co-founder of the Restorative Justice of Oakland Youth in California, will be the keynote speaker at a community forum on equity in education 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1000 Mosby St.
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The yearly event, sponsored by the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Richmond and Vicinity, is a part of a Richmond tradition celebrating the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation …
Published on January 6, 2017
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, right, leads Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan into a room on Capitol Hill for the ceremonial swearing-in filled with news photographers to …
Published on March 9, 2023
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Community colleges to host driver training for CDLs
Community colleges in Richmond and across the state are moving to become hubs for obtaining a commercial driver’s license, or CDL. Under a program announced Aug. 27 by Gov. Ralph S. Northam, community colleges are to be a one-stop shop where students can get required classroom training and hands-on vehicle experience and take the tests to obtain learner’s permits and CDL licenses.
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Awaiting the entry of graduates at Virginia State University’s commencement last Sunday are, from left, Dr. Weldon Hill, VSU provost; Delegate Lashrecse D. Aird, commencement …
Published on May 20, 2016
