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City Council OKs new housing developments
Richmond City Council has given the green light to two new developments that will bring new housing to the Carver and Fulton areas.
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RRHA honors 14 college-bound grads
A new laptop computer, a $500 gift card and a trunk overflowing with dorm room supplies.
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Black church believed to be oldest in U.S. finishes repairs in time for 246th anniversary
A black congregation that began worship services before the American Revolution has restored its historic church to a version of its former glory.
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Richmond Black Restaurant Experience starts serving it up Sunday
The city is set to celebrate and consume a wide range of culinary delights during the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience.
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Ground-breaking ceremony Saturday for VCU’s new inpatient children’s hospital
Workers are still tearing down the old mirror-faced Marshall Street Pavilion — once an outpatient center for children — on the medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.
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School Board votes to demolish school building
A historic Richmond elementary school building that dates to the 1880s and was the first built to serve African-American children in Church Hill appears to be headed for demolition.
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Jubilant state Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance hugs a supporter at a Petersburg restaurant Tuesday night after her Democratic primary victory over Delegate Joseph E. Preston …
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University of Kentucky forward Karl-Anthony Towns shoots over a trio of Hampton University defenders last Thursday in the No. 1 seed Wildcats’ 79-56 rout of …
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Virginia Union University wide receiver Lavatiae Kelly snags the ball for a third-quarter touchdown Saturday in the Panthers 50-21 home victory over the St. Augustine’s …
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Crystal Dunn, center right, celebrates with teammates on being the world’s No. 1 after last Sunday’s 2-0 victory over The Netherlands at the FIFA Women’s …
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The cover over a fare machine at the GRTC Pulse station at City Hall reflects the company’s decision to end fare collection to enable people …
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With Dr. Alonza L. Lawrence presiding over Holy Communion on Sunday, March 24, members of Moore Street Missionary Baptist Church in Richmond’s Carver community recognized …
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Jeremy Hodges walks Monday onto his family’s storage unit in Houma, La., an area that was devastated by Hurricane Ida that struck Sunday with winds …
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Virginia State University quarterback D’Vonte Waller runs with the ball to gain yardage last Saturday in the Trojans’ 33-9 win over St. Augustine’s University at …
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The RVA Trojans 10u football players representing Maggie Walker, celebrate their 6-0 win over the RVA Wildcats and Falcons, representing Armstrong in the Armstrong-Walker Legacy …
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Race, racial issues major topics for Pulitzer Prize winners for the arts
NEW YORK Stories of race, racism and colonialism in the United States swept the Pulitzer Prizes for the arts, from Louise Erdrich’s novel “The Night Watchman” to a Malcolm X biography co-written by the late Les Payne to Katori Hall’s play “The Hot Wing King.”
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Support the For the People Act
To the American People: We write to you today as citizens who love this country and care deeply about its future. And right now, the most important thing we can do to protect that future is to rise together in support of the For the People Act currently before the Senate — the most significant piece of legislation to strengthen our democracy since the Civil Rights movement.
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Black History Month and the audacity to achieve
Black History Month. Dare we say those three words alone or in a sentence?
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Justice Dept. opens investigation into Gray’s death; officers charged
There’s an uneasy quiet in Baltimore after six police officers were charged last week in the mysterious death of Freddie Gray while he was in their custody. Underneath the calm simmers apprehension and anger in the African-American community — ready to erupt again at any moment — if there’s another incident of police brutality against a black man in the town known as “Charm City.” That grim reality was clear Monday afternoon when angry community members and officers in riot gear quickly converged in West Baltimore after an erroneous TV report stated police had shot and perhaps fatally injured a young African-American man who was seen running away from pursuing officers.
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Stories to inspire a better community being told
The Hippodrome Theater in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward was buzzing Saturday evening as 400 people of all ages and races — from young adult hipsters to older city dwellers — mingled with drinks in hand while a DJ rocked the turntables. They were there for “Secret Stories of Self-Determined Change,” a sold-out event organized by UnMonumental in collaboration with Untold RVA and Secretly Y’all.
