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Clark’s record run doesn’t tell full story
By now, you know Iowa sharpshooter Caitlin Clark has broken the all-time NCAA women’s scoring record, or at least you’ve heard her name.
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Biden, Dems need to get message out now!, by Ben Jealous
Biden, Dems need to get their message out now! Spoiler alert! Donald Trump will be allowed to remain on the ballot this fall.
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Fani Willis should have known better, by Clarence Page
It doesn’t take a law degree to know that the appearance of impropriety can be just as damaging as the real thing. Sometimes worse.
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Proposed new Virginia ‘tech tax’ sparks backlash from business community
Trade associations representing hundreds of companies that do business in Virginia have come out swinging against a proposal to expand the state sales tax to cover digital goods, something Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed and Democrats endorsed in their budget legislation.
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Richmond must create something meaningful for Richmond Community Hospital
As a lifelong resident of Richmond and a neighbor of Virginia Union University, I feel compelled to express my deep disappointment regarding the recent news concerning the fate of Richmond Community Hospital in the “shiny new penny project” for the Overbrook Road/Edgehill neighborhood.
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Duty to preserve our legacy
Virginia Union University’s first listed item on its “Core Values at Union” page is “Innovation.” “Spiritual Formation” follows. Demolishing an historic Black structure committed to community learning and healing seems puzzling considering these expressed values. Given the brilliant minds cultivated by the university throughout its lifespan, the move to destroy the former Richmond Community Hospital site demonstrates a lack of creativity and a dishonor to our ancestral legacy. Possibilities abound when considering ways to integrate the facility into residence hall planning.
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Crusading for better education outcomes
The Richmond Crusade for Voters would like Superintendent Jason Kamras to resign or have the present School Board relieve him of his duties.
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Do you believe in magic? VUU does
Virginia Union University’s Panthers had smiles on their faces while bussing to Baltimore earlier this week. Not so for Virginia State.
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Manchester duo legacy leading scorers
If the names Woolfolk and Wright sound familiar to serious basketball fans, they should.
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Soccer star’s talent comes home
The inaugural W League RVA squad will feature a talented local woman this soccer season.
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2 men convicted of killing Run-D.M.C.’s Jam Master Jay nearly 22 years after rap star’s death
More than 20 years after Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay was brazenly gunned down in his recording studio, two men close to him were convicted Tuesday of murder, marking a long-awaited moment in one of the hip-hop world’s most elusive cases.
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In her final game, Pearl Moore tossed in 60 points in a tournament contest against Tennessee-Chattanooga. She earned all 60 “the old-fashioned way,” minus the …
Published on February 22, 2024
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The VMFA’s sixth annual public art project once again commemorates Black History Month with an art installation that unites local artists and the community to …
Published on February 22, 2024
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The Sisters of the Yam African American Quilters Guild, a Richmond-based group founded in 2001 with a mission centered on the healing power of fabric …
Published on February 22, 2024
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The site of the former Oak Grove Elementary School has been vacant since January 2013 when Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary opened its doors. The Redeemer Assembly …
Published on February 22, 2024
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‘We have seen enough’
Crusade for Voters calls for removal of RPS Superintendent Kamras
The Richmond Crusade for Voters (RCV), a historically Black political organization, is calling for the immediate removal of RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras. In a statement released Tuesday, the organization said they have “seen enough” to make this determination.
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Personality: Margaret O. Daramola
Spotlight on 21st Poet Laureate of Virginia
Margaret O. Daramola says she is an overachiever. The Hampton University graduate is currently undertaking her master’s in theological studies at Harvard Divinity School while also serving as the 21st Poet Laureate of Virginia, which requires her presence and performance at official events.
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Shining a light on the ‘Rural Black Church’
Leonard L. Edloe, the founding pastor of Hartfield’s New Hope Fellowship Church, delves into the history and the legacy of the rural Black church in his recently self-published book, “Restoring the Glory: Breathing New Life into the Rural Black Church.”
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Martin is Walker’s freshman phenom
Jamie Martin has been sunshine in a cloudy season for Maggie Walker Governor’s School basketball. It’s almost unfair. She’s so talented, so savvy, so confident… and she’s only a 14-year-old freshman.
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BHMCCV receives 2024 Commonwealth History Fund Grant
The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) it is one of 14 organizations selected to receive a grant from the Virginia Museum History & Culture’s (VMHC) Commonwealth History Fund.
