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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Free van service helps public housing residents get to work
Myra Griffin has found the biggest problem placing people in jobs is transportation.
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’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.
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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.
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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.
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Second ‘George Floyd’ Pieta stolen from Catholic University
A second painting of Jesus and his mother, Mary, in which Jesus is widely thought to be depicted as George Floyd, has been stolen from the walls of the Catholic University of America’s law school.
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Richmond Symphony to perform long-overlooked ‘Negro Folk Symphony’
When the Richmond Symphony takes the stage for two performances this weekend, one of the pieces they will perform is being billed as “the greatest symphony you’ve never heard.”
