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Rookie Yermin Mercedes sets major league record
It took Yermin Mercedes 11 years to work his way up to the big leagues. And when the green light finally arrived, he hit the gas and sped into the spotlight.
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VSU women’s team comes back to post 62-59 win over VUU Lady Panthers
The tide has turned, at least temporarily, in the women’s basketball rivalry between Virginia Union University and Virginia State University.
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Hampton beats Howard in the ‘Battle for the Real HU’
Even the moral support of Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t save her alma mater, Howard University, last Saturday in Washington, D.C.
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Jackson State wins SWAC Championship heads to Celebration Bowl
Jackson State University, riding a nine-game winning streak, is making plans for the Saturday, Dec. 18, Celebration Bowl in Atlanta.
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VSU wins and loses in Pickle Classic in N.C.
Francis “BJ” Fitzgerald is lighting up the scoreboard for Virginia State University.
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Richmond’s homeless population deserves better
Thank you for the very detailed information you provided in the Dec. 29-31,2022 edition of the Richmond Free Press concerning the homeless entitled “Why?”
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Former Benedictine star Davin Cosby rolls with the Tide
Davin Cosby Jr. is getting a jump start on his college basketball experience.
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New agreement appears to move forward Diamond District, stadium
A breakthrough in negotiations has put the $2.4 billion Diamond District deal back on track, the Free Press has learned.
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Youngkin’s schools chief resigns after department missteps
Jillian Balow, Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s superintendent of public instruction, announced her resignation Wednesday in a letter to the governor that did not offer a specific reason for her departure.
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VSU, NSU bands featured in documentary
In honor of Black History Month, the Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) announced the debut of “The Legacy of HBCU Marching Bands,” a documentary film that pays tribute to the heritage and legacy of marching bands at historically black colleges and universities. The film will air on WTVR CBS6 at 9 p.m.,Sunday, Feb. 18.
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Congressional Black Caucus chairman to speak Dec. 3 at VUU
Congressman George Kenneth “G. K.” Butterfield, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, will address students at Virginia Union University at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3.
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City cop shot, man killed in gunfight Wednesday
A Richmond Police officer was wounded and an armed man was killed during a gunfight Wednesday evening near South Meadow and West Cary streets in the West End, police reported.
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Sister of Seattle’s star has star power of her own
It’s no surprise Anna Wilson is having a sensational senior year in high school playing basketball. The surprise is that she’s playing on America’s West Coast instead of in Richmond’s West End.
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Faulkner wins top pro bowl prize
Gary Faulkner Jr. is the winner of the Professional Bowlers Association’s World Championship. Faulkner, 25, of Memphis, Tenn., won the tournament Thursday, Dec. 17, to become just the second African-American to win a title in the PBA’s 57-year history.
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Richmonder clinches middleweight boxing title
Richmonder Immanuwel Aleem is the new World Boxing Council’s Silver Middleweight champion.
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National Urban League CEO to keynote VUU Community Leaders Breakfast
Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, will keynote Virginia Union University’s 39th Annual Community Leaders Breakfast.
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Superintendent search firm to be announced Monday
The Richmond School Board will approve a search firm to help with its search for a new schools superintendent during a special board meeting on Monday, June 26.
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Verizon strike ends
Nearly 40,000 striking Verizon employees in Virginia and eight other states returned to work June 1 after reaching a tentative contract agreement.
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Boyer named to 1st District seat
John Edward “Dawson” Boyer was selected by the Richmond School Board on Monday to fill the vacant 1st District seat.
