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NSU to take on Wake Forest Sept. 11

Norfolk State University will need to work on its punting game before venturing to Wake Forest University this Saturday, Sept. 11, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Kickoff is at noon.

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Naomi Osaka announces hiatus after U.S. Open defeat

Retired athletes voiced their support for four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka last Saturday after she said she would take a break from tennis, having lost her enthusiasm for competition.

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Making a move/Denzel Johnson, 14, a student at CodeRVA Regional High School, makes a bold move during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament last Friday at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. The pilot program drew area youngsters to classes and competition sponsored by the Bernice E. Travers Foundation. (photo by Clement Britt)

Making a move/Denzel Johnson, 14, a student at CodeRVA Regional High School, makes a bold move during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament last Friday …

Published on September 2, 2021

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Checkmate! It was a race against the clock – and each other – during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament, where a room full of area students matched wits last Friday, Aug. 27, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. The tournament was the culmination of two weeks of classes taught by Fleming E. Samuels, a retired Richmond Public Schools administrator, and Dr. Theodore Andrews of Hampton University in a pilot program set up by the Bernice E. Travers Foundation. The inspiring group of 13- to 16-year-olds showed off the skills they learned during the tournament in which 14 students participated. Bottom photo, Binford Middle School student Jacory Oliver-Ray, 13, contemplates his next move, while, below, Franklin Military Academy student Ptah Ahmed, 13, left, faces off against Denzel Johnson, 14. Clinching the top three spots and prizes were Denzel Johnson; Jonathan Keel, 15, a student at Richmond Community High School; and Ptah Ahmed. (photo by Clement Britt)

Checkmate! It was a race against the clock – and each other – during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament, where a room full of …

Published on September 2, 2021

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Checkmate! It was a race against the clock – and each other – during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament, where a room full of area students matched wits last Friday, Aug. 27, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. The tournament was the culmination of two weeks of classes taught by Fleming E. Samuels, a retired Richmond Public Schools administrator, and Dr. Theodore Andrews of Hampton University in a pilot program set up by the Bernice E. Travers Foundation. The inspiring group of 13- to 16-year-olds showed off the skills they learned during the tournament in which 14 students participated. Binford Middle School student Jacory Oliver-Ray, 13, contemplates his next move. Clinching the top three spots and prizes were Denzel Johnson; Jonathan Keel, 15, a student at Richmond Community High School; and Ptah Ahmed. (photo by Clement Britt)

Checkmate! It was a race against the clock – and each other – during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament, where a room full of …

Published on September 2, 2021

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Checkmate! It was a race against the clock – and each other – during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament, where a room full of area students matched wits last Friday, Aug. 27, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. The tournament was the culmination of two weeks of classes taught by Fleming E. Samuels, a retired Richmond Public Schools administrator, and Dr. Theodore Andrews of Hampton University in a pilot program set up by the Bernice E. Travers Foundation. The inspiring group of 13- to 16-year-olds showed off the skills they learned during the tournament in which 14 students participated. Franklin Military Academy student Ptah Ahmed, 13, left, faces off against Denzel Johnson, 14. Clinching the top three spots and prizes were Denzel Johnson; Jonathan Keel, 15, a student at Richmond Community High School; and Ptah Ahmed. (photo by Clement Britt)

Checkmate! It was a race against the clock – and each other – during the Bright Minds RVA Chess Tournament, where a room full of …

Published on September 2, 2021

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Personality: Allison Kay Coles-Johnson

Spotlight on co-chair of F.A.C.T.S., Finding a Cure Together 4 Sickle Cell

Allison Kay Coles-Johnson is half a million dollars away from bringing new hope and opportunity to thousands of Virginians and millions of others across the world.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Current and former residents of Westwood celebrate last Sunday a new state historical marker honoring the community in Richmond’s West End that was started by formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Location of marker: Willow Lawn Drive and Dunbar Street. Residents built homes, a church, a school and businesses, as well as social and cultural organizations in the community that originally was a part of Henrico County. It was annexed to Richmond in 1942 and residents later successfully fought attempts by city officials to demolish the community and replace it with a public park. Westwood Baptist Church remains the most prominent landmark. Kathleen Hopkins Valentine, 93, seated at right, is the oldest resident living in Westwood. She said she and her family moved when she was 4 from Philadelphia to what was then called Westwood Village. Others pictured here are, from left, Kelly Johnson Crowder, whose mother, Jane Cooper Johnson, integrated Westhampton Junior High and Thomas Jefferson High School in the early 1960s; Charlene Hopkins, kneeling, and Frances Bush Jones, both cousins of tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr., whose grandparents lived in Westwood; Warrick Taylor, a former Westwood resident; Norfolk State University professor Dr. Colita Nichols Fairfax, immediate past chair of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, kneeling, and her mother, Brenda Dabney Nichols, who was born and raised in Westwood; and Lennie Anderson Thornton, a former Westwood resident. The Friends of Westwood Playground paid for the marker.

Current and former residents of Westwood celebrate last Sunday a new state historical marker honoring the community in Richmond’s West End that was started by …

Published on August 26, 2021

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Chyna-Marie Johnson, a rising eighth-grader at John Rolfe Middle School, sometimes comes up with her anti-bullying raps while playing on the trampoline.

Chyna-Marie Johnson, a rising eighth-grader at John Rolfe Middle School, sometimes comes up with her anti-bullying raps while playing on the trampoline.

Published on August 19, 2021

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Helping hands/Londyn Pair, 2, gets assistance from her uncle, Jason Johnson, as she tries on her new backpack, one of the giveaways at last Saturday’s CAHN Block Party at the Manchester Medical Center in South Side. The event, sponsored by the Capital Area Health Network, or CAHN, was in celebration of National Health Center Week and featured health and wellness vendors providing information and resources to the community. CAHN, a nonprofit, operates seven low-cost health clinics in the Richmond area, including one in the medical building at 101 Cowardin Ave. (photo: Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Helping hands/Londyn Pair, 2, gets assistance from her uncle, Jason Johnson, as she tries on her new backpack, one of the giveaways at last Saturday’s …

Published on August 19, 2021

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Area teen spreads anti-bullying message

Adults forbid it and impose rules against it, but bullying continues to take place in schools.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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VUU’s Mike Davis: First Virginia player picked in NBA draft first round

Virginia’s colleges and universities boast a rich history in producing NBA first round draft choices.

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Late author Alex Haley honored in 2-day hometown celebration

Find the good and praise it. It’s a phrase the late Alex Haley, author of the 1976 novel “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” often said during his life, fromhisdaysresidinginthesmall West Tennessee town of Hen- ning through his world travels as a journalist and writer. His seminal book about the horrors and injustices of slavery include messages of perseverance, cour- age and strength.

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March on Washington 2.0: We must save America, by Norman Hill

As late August approaches Washington, D.C., something deep in the soul-psyche of millions of African-Americans reflexively sweeps history out of its sepia-colored corners and into an annual ritual of remembrance and pride.

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VSU changes names of 4 buildings to honor history of women at university

Virginia State University has taken a monumental step honoring the achievements of African-American women with ties to the school.

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‘Golden girls’

U.S. women bring home top medals from the Olympics

Red, white and blue added up to a treasure chest of gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Let’s meet the “Golden girls.”

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.