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Virginia State University President Makola M. Abdullah and Coach Reggie Barlow hold the CIAA championship trophy as the Trojans celebrate their 42-19 victory last Saturday …
Published on November 17, 2017
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Defensive players rush in to tackle Virginia State University junior Trenton Cannon, part of the Trojans’ relentless overland offense that resulted in a VSU 24-10 …
Published on September 16, 2016
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Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James holds his fourth Finals MVP award as he celebrates the Lakers’ win Sunday over the Miami Heat with his teammates …
Published on October 15, 2020
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Norfolk State University senior Joe Bryant Jr. shoots over Baylor University’s Jeremy Sochan during the Spartans’ 85-47 loss March 17 during the first round of …
Published on March 24, 2022
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People protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29. Days after the Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, activists say they …
Published on July 6, 2023
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A cyclist rides past the sign outside Google offices in Sunnyvale, Calif., last Thursday. Google has fired 28 employees who were involved in protests over …
Published on April 25, 2024
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High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans
Combined with COVID, it’s catastrophic
Charles Thomas was unwell but he had no time for rest. He was on the cusp of a management promotion and a move to Florida to begin a new chapter that would alter his family’s financial future and break the cycle of generational poverty. Yet, as his family’s prospects improved, concerns about his health grew.
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Panthers eye contenders for quarterback vacancy
Auditions are underway at Virginia Union University.
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Washington Football Team’s ticket to success: ‘The Roadblock’
In searching for a nickname for the Washington Football Team’s vaunted defense, “The Roadblock” seems to fit.
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A return to the regrettable past, by E. Faye Williams
Unquestionably, Maya Angelou’s most famous quote is: “If someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time.”
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Armstrong High, wearing throwback jerseys for Armstrong-Kennedy, blitzes John Marshall
A change of nickname and change of uniforms may have helped change the luck of Armstrong High School’s football team—at least for one night.
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Senators graded on defending voting rights, by Marc H. Morial
How much do your senators care about voter suppression? How committed are they to our most sacred constitutional right? What have they done, and what are they willing to do, to defend it?
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GRTC’s Secret Santa speads joy to riders
GRTC bus riders were pleasantly surprised last week when Santa Claus took time away from his busy holiday preparations and greeted them at the transfer plaza in Downtown.
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City eyeing sale of parking operations to raise millions
City Hall has been considering using its parking operations as a way to raise $150 million for school construction, street paving, sidewalk development and other unaddressed capital needs. Norman D. Butts, the city’s top financial officer, confirmed that there have been discussions about awarding a long-term conces- sion to an undisclosed private group willing to pay big bucks for a 30- to 40-year concession to operate the city’s 20 parking lots and garages.
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VUU Panthers face LIU-Post in Saturday’s season opener
Virginia Union University football players need to be strong, fast and tough. They also need a dependable alarm clock.
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How will we respond to election?
What started as laughable and incredulous has become reality: Donald Trump is now our president-elect. No one seems to be laughing now. Many people seem to be in a state of dismay and disbelief. It appears many people drank the Kool-Aid of the mainstream media polls and felt as though former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would coast into the White House with ease.
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12 candidates to be interviewed for 3rd District School Board seat
Twelve people will be interviewed next week as the Richmond School Board moves to fill the vacant 3rd District seat.
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Policing and COVID-19: A dangerous combination
As protests in Richmond continue to draw attention to decades of overpolicing, it has become abundantly clear that the status quo cannot hold. Richmond is a city with deeply entrenched segregation and brutal poverty alongside glittering new developments. Recent police actions here make the state’s “Virginia Is for Lovers” slogan ring hollow. These responses to protests are made even more harmful by police reliance on aggressive strate- gies that only exacerbate the health risks of the coronavirus.
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Tribe seeks to build Va.’s first casino in Norfolk
The Indian tribe that greeted English settlers at Jamestown and claims Pocahontas among its lineage said recently that it hopes to open in Norfolk what would be Virginia’s first casino.
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All eyes will be on Dwayne Haskins as Washington’s training camp opens
Doug Williams was the first African-American quarterback to make an impression with the NFL’s Washington franchise. Dwayne Haskins figures to be the most current.
