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Virginia State University freshman running back Darius Hagans goes in for a 2-yard touchdown during the first quarter of the Trojans’ game against Johnson C. …
Published on October 4, 2019
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Raindrops failed to dampen the smiles worn by Shailyn Woodson and Kennedy Johnson, both 4. The girls, members of Sparkle Cheer and Dance, were among …
Published on December 8, 2022
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Kentucky guard Jada Walker (11) keeps her eye on the ball that was passed by South Carolina guard Raven Johnson, right, during the first half …
Published on February 16, 2023
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Free Press wins 9 awards in Virginia Press Association competition
The Richmond Free Press was recognized with nine awards, including two first place awards, at the annual Virginia Press Association competition in writing, photography, news presentation and advertising.
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VUU to use $1.2M grant to aid city students
Virginia Union University is the winner of a $1.2 million federal grant to assist Richmond high school students to gain admission to college, it was announced Wednesday.
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Michelle Johnson Fischer, a Maggie Walker High School Class of 1977 cheerleader, joined other alumnae cheerleaders, during The Armstrong-Walker Football Classic Legacy Project parade along …
Published on December 1, 2022
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Virginia Union University star Kiana Johnson drives to the basket against Bentley University’s Jen Gemma during Tuesday’s heart-wrenching 53-52 loss by the Lady Panthers in …
Published on March 25, 2016
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Richmonders Lauren Smith, left, and Katy Johnson hand out white paper roses, a symbol of the resistance in Nazi Germany. They said they learned from …
Published on September 22, 2017
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Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 35 at Ebenezer Baptist Church receiving the Bronze Award are, from left, McKenzie Johnson, Wramsey Norris, Kameelah Hagues, Mycah McDowney, …
Published on September 30, 2016
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Randy Johnson, who played on the Longwood team in 1979-80 that went to the NCAA Division III Final Four, holds the Big South Tournament trophy …
Published on March 17, 2022
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Exoneration in Malcolm X’s death no surprise, by A. Peter Bailey
Serious Malcolmites, including myself, were neither surprised nor shocked by the exonerations last week of Muhammad Abdul Aziz, known in 1965 as Norman 3X Butler, and Khalil Islam, known as Thomas 15X Johnson, as assassins of Brother Malcolm X on Feb. 21, 1965.
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When partisan politics leave migrants out in the cold, by Clarence Page
As a long, dreaded January chill made life on the streets unthinkable for waves of migrants bused North from Texas, city, state and federal officials engaged in a new round of finger-pointing and buck-passing.
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Young, gifted, black and abused
In the course of one week, we witnessed the burden of being young, gifted and black. First, the Little League baseball phenom Mo’ne Davis was insulted by a white college baseball player who called the abundantly talented young girl a ‘slut’ in a tweet in response to news that Disney was planning to make a movie about her incredible rise to fame. The player, Joey Casselberry, quickly retracted the tweet in the face of a wave of criticism in cyberspace and was promptly dismissed by the Bloomsburg University team.
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CIAA Hall of Fame taps VUU, VSU standouts for 2017
Virginia Union University’s Terry Davis and Derrick Johnson, and Virginia State University’s Dr. DeWayne Jeter are among those named to the John McLendon Jr. CIAA Hall of Fame.
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Women in STEM fields continue to make history by Julianne Malveaux
Few in these United States had heard of Katherine G. Johnson, the gifted mathematician who finished high school and college at 18.
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VSU’s Blair has eye on Olympic trials
It will take a Herculean effort for anyone to upset the apple cart in the long-established, track and field events in the CIAA.
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Panthers on the prowl for win in N.C.
Two weeks into the Alvin Parker coaching era at Virginia Union University, it’s apparent the Panthers are committed to a powerful running attack.
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Courtney Johnson of Hopewell and her 2-year-old twins, Jayla and Leila, get creative with pastel sidewalk chalk on one of Maymont’s long walkways. They found …
Published on April 21, 2022
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Personality: Grindly Johnson
Spotlight on Women Who Move the Nation Award winner
Grindly Johnson is on a mission to increase business and job opportunities for women in the transportation industry. “Women need to be involved in transportation because we are talented and make exceptional leaders,” says Ms. Johnson, who is Virginia’s deputy secretary of transportation.
