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Personality: Brenda W. Johnson

Spotlight on president of Top Lady Clubbers

Brenda W. Johnson says the golf bug first bit her when a sorority sister from Delta Sigma Theta invited her to take up the sport when she lived in Michigan. “She says, ‘Let’s learn how to play golf,’ ” Mrs. Johnson recalls. “I looked at her as if she was crazy. But we moved ahead anyway and started lessons. We both had very young families at the time, so we didn’t play often.”

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University of Virginia student Martese Johnson, center, stands with his attorney, Daniel Watkins, right, and his mother, Dychea, and older brother, Michael, last Thursday at a news conference before his attorney read a statement from the honors student about his arrest.

University of Virginia student Martese Johnson, center, stands with his attorney, Daniel Watkins, right, and his mother, Dychea, and older brother, Michael, last Thursday at …

Published on March 26, 2015

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Devon Henry, whose company, Team Henry Enterprises, took down the Monument Avenue statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, works with Grindly Johnson, Virginia’s secretary of administration, to place a new time capsule into the base around the pedestal.

Devon Henry, whose company, Team Henry Enterprises, took down the Monument Avenue statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, works with Grindly Johnson, Virginia’s secretary …

Published on September 16, 2021

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Jane Cooper Johnson, fourth from right, is surrounded by family members last June when an honorary street sign was erected in Richmond’s Westwood community to honor her mother, Bettie Elizabeth Boyers Cooper.

Jane Cooper Johnson, fourth from right, is surrounded by family members last June when an honorary street sign was erected in Richmond’s Westwood community to …

Published on November 16, 2023

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Coach Chris Johnson, left, joins his Virginia Havoc players in celebrating their national AAU title win in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The Varina-based team beat squads from across the country to take first place in the Division II tournament for 11-year-olds.

Coach Chris Johnson, left, joins his Virginia Havoc players in celebrating their national AAU title win in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The Varina-based team beat squads …

Published on August 11, 2015

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Friends remember Darryl “DJ” Burt II at his funeral Saturday. From left, they are Fred Johnson, Antwine Jenkins, Javád Whigfall and Alex Barr. The four men were at the nightclub when he was killed in the June 12 massacre at Pulse in Orlando, Fla.

Friends remember Darryl “DJ” Burt II at his funeral Saturday. From left, they are Fred Johnson, Antwine Jenkins, Javád Whigfall and Alex Barr. The four …

Published on July 1, 2016

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Ringing in the New Year // Charles Johnson, right, turned out in New Year’s gear, including celebratory eyewear, to party with the crowd to live entertainment. Organizers moved the previously free city event from its prior locations at Brown’s Island and Carytown to the Siegel Center and charged a fee

Ringing in the New Year // Charles Johnson, right, turned out in New Year’s gear, including celebratory eyewear, to party with the crowd to live …

Published on January 8, 2016

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Voter in training// Zahria Blocker, 17 months, accompanies her grandfather, Levonne Johnson, to the voting precinct on Tuesday so he could cast his ballot in the primary election. The youngster is getting early lessons on the importance of voting. Location: 31st Street Baptist Church in the East End.

Voter in training// Zahria Blocker, 17 months, accompanies her grandfather, Levonne Johnson, to the voting precinct on Tuesday so he could cast his ballot in …

Published on June 16, 2017

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From left, Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant; and Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, pose Aug. 28 at the MTV Video Music Awards, where they were guests of Beyoncé at the glitzy ceremony. 

From left, Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant; and Sybrina Fulton, mother of …

Published on September 2, 2016

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Nearly two dozen people attended a July 15 expungement workshop to learn about updates to Virginia law. The workshop was presented by the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Nolef Turns, Justice Forward Virginia and the Richmond Public Law Library.

Nearly two dozen people attended a July 15 expungement workshop to learn about updates to Virginia law. The workshop was presented by the Richmond Commonwealth’s …

Published on August 10, 2023

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Area AKAs celebrate VP Harris’ inauguration

Members of six area Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapters put on their pearls and Chuck Taylor sneakers Wednesday evening and celebrated the inauguration of their sorority sister, Vice President Kamala Harris, with a Zoom event on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 6:08 to 7:08 p.m., homage to the sorority’s founding in 1908 at Howard University. The newly inaugurated vice president is a Howard University alumna.

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Total solar eclipse wows North America

Clouds part just in time for most

A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.

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Ramadan observed amid hardships

Muslims around the world began observing Ramadan on Monday, Islam’s holy month during which believers abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.

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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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Rep. McEachin to host annual parents education forum May 19

Congressman A. Donald McEachin will host his annual “Know Your Rights: Parent Power Forum” 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Road, in Petersburg.

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New center dedicated

Yvette Glasgow Keesee of Greenwood Village, Colo., and the Rev. William E. Jackson Sr., pastor-elect of Fourth Baptist Church, cut the ribbon opening the church’s Mary and John T. Glasgow Youth and Christian Development Center in Church Hill.

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe, center, welcomes the Virginia Union University Lady panthers basketball team to the Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday. Flanking him are VUU head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert and Athletic Director Joe Taylor. Division II player of the Year Kiana Johnson (wearing eyeglasses) is behind Coach Gilbert.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe, center, welcomes the Virginia Union University Lady panthers basketball team to the Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday. Flanking him are VUU head Coach …

Published on April 22, 2016

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Freshman Selina Sykes of Baltimore, center, receives a helping hand from her grandmother, Albertha Sykes, and her dad, Lee Sykes, as she moves into Virginia Commonwealth University’s Johnson Hall last Saturday. Parents, relatives and friends formed the line of movers at the West Franklin Street residence hall.

Freshman Selina Sykes of Baltimore, center, receives a helping hand from her grandmother, Albertha Sykes, and her dad, Lee Sykes, as she moves into Virginia …

Published on August 26, 2016

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Vanessa DeYoung, the K-5 art teacher for Miles J. Jones Elementary School, said she recognized Ava Johnson’s talent when she was a kindergartner last year. “She had a natural ability for designing things, and her color palette was advanced for a kindergartener,” Mrs. De Young said. “

Vanessa DeYoung, the K-5 art teacher for Miles J. Jones Elementary School, said she recognized Ava Johnson’s talent when she was a kindergartner last year. …

Published on March 9, 2023

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President Rahmah T. Johnson, left, and Edwina Richmond, right, scholarship committee chair of the Virginia Area Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society and Professional Association in Education, with student winners, from left, Jaelynn Scott, DaRon Lightfoot and Ericka Black.

President Rahmah T. Johnson, left, and Edwina Richmond, right, scholarship committee chair of the Virginia Area Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society and …

Published on February 24, 2017