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Marker dedication Nov. 7 for First Baptist Centralia
First Baptist Church Centralia will dedicate a state historical marker this weekend celebrating the founding of the church in Chesterfield County 152 years ago.
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Activist to speak on faith, politics
Activist and author the Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou will share his experience protesting in Ferguson, Mo., and the role of faith in political activism 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1127 N. 28th St. in Richmond. Rev. Sekou, a 2014 visiting scholar at the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, is the author of “urbansouls,” a collection of essays about at-risk youths in St. Louis, and “God, Gays, and Guns: Essays on Religion and the Future of Democracy.”
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Company to add 1,173 new employees to Henrico headquarters
Good news for area job seekers: A fast growing, Richmond area insurance company plans to add nearly 1,200 new jobs, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced.
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Race beginning for new City Council president
A three-way race appears to be shaping up to replace outgoing City Council President Michelle R. Mosby, 9th District, who gave up her seat in an unsuccessful run for mayor.
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Westwood Baptist, other groups host park cleanup
The Enrichmond Foundation is partnering with a historic West End church, a community bank and the City of Richmond to organize the cleanup of a park they call a “hidden gem” in the West End.
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Anderson new City Council chief of staff
Lawrence Rashad Anderson, a former urban research fellow at American University in Washington, is the Richmond City Council’s new chief of staff.
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Marijuana laws, money making and double standards
America, the legalization of marijuana is not the answer.
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Bike lanes being installed on Brook Road and Patterson and Malvern avenues
Brook Road is starting to shrink with the installation of new bike lanes.
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Former NFL player Roosevelt ‘Rosey’ Taylor dies at 82
Roosevelt “Rosey” Taylor, who played on championship teams in college and with the NFL, died Friday, May 29, 2020. Mr. Taylor was 82.
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Crusade for Voters endorses Sen. Kaine, other candidates
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine has received the endorsement of the Richmond Crusade for Voters, the city’s oldest and largest African-American political group.
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Kudos to Free Press, community volunteers
I would like to thank the Richmond Free Press profusely for its photos and story recognizing the actions of two generous individuals in our community who helped remedy a dangerous situation at George Washington Carver Elementary School.
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New VCU building to open
Virginia Commonwealth University students soon will have new space to train for futures in occupational therapy, physical therapy, nurse anesthesia and other health fields.
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Hearing postponed in Agelasto case
Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson and his attorney, David Prince, were ready for a legal fight in Richmond Circuit Court.
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Henrico’s Varina District poised to elect 1st African-American female to county School Board
The Henrico County School Board is set for a historic new addition with next week’s election — its first African-American female member.
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Remembering history
Member of ‘Little Rock Nine’ talks about his experience desegregating Central High School 60 years ago
On Sept. 25, 1957, Ernest Gideon Green and eight other African-American teens were escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob and climbed the front steps to enter Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.
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Personality: Jamon K. Phenix
Spotlight on VUU Student Government Association president
Jamon K. Phenix, president of Virginia Union University’s Student Government Association, takes this position as a student leader and one of the gatekeepers of his university.
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Democrats choose Dance
She is the nominee to replace Marsh
Petersburg Democrats strongly backed Delegate Rosalyn R. Dance to be the Democratic candidate for 16th District Senate seat, previously held by Henry L. Marsh III.
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Voter turnout is key question in Tuesday elections
With the races missing the competitive fire that fuels participation, it’s hard to tell whether the polls will be busy or relatively empty.
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The history behind ‘parents’ rights’ in schools
The movement for “parents’ rights” saw many of its candidates come up short in this year’s midterm elections. But if history is any guide, the cause is sure to live on — in one form or another.
