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‘Do Something’ awards presented this weekend
Twenty-one people will be honored this weekend for their impact on the Richmond community. The honorees will be presented with the first “Do Something” awards from two nonprofits, The Disciples Journey and The Dream Makers Academy. The goal of the awards is “to create an awareness of organizations and people who are making a difference and to move others to take action,” said Ervin Johnson, founder and director of the two organizations.
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Lady Panthers seeking first title since 1982
There is inspiring history associated with Virginia Union University women’s basketball. The problem is it’s mostly “ancient” history. First-year coach AnnMarie Gilbert, scintillating transfer Kiana Johnson and towering Lady Walker have helped freshen up the team’s résumé.
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ANGELIC PRAISE DANCE - Members of Roses and Wings Girls Mentoring Program perform a praise dance to “Amazing Grace” last Saturday at Forest Hill Presbyterian …
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Highland Springs High School super fan Robert “Stoney” Jones, center, smiles broadly as he gives a big congratulatory hug to Springers football Coach Loren Johnson …
Published on December 11, 2015
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Sister Maureen Carroll, left, is seeking to rally public support to prevent the sale of a historic Powhatan property with help from volunteers like Joyce …
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Ready to ride // Landon Johnson, 4, left, gets a few pointers about choosing the right ride from his 10-year-old brother, Elijah, as they check …
Published on February 24, 2017
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Members of the Richmond 34, from left, Raymond B. Randolph Jr., Elizabeth Johnson Rice, Wendell T. Foster and Dr. Leroy M. Bray Jr., talk about …
Published on February 28, 2020
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Petersburg roils with turmoil
There’s trouble in Petersburg. Petitions are being circulated to remove Petersburg Mayor W. Howard Myers. Separately, a majority of the Petersburg City Council has voted to begin talks to remove Petersburg City Manager William E. Johnson III and City Attorney Brian K. Telfair, although some are questioning whether the action came at a legal meeting. All of this comes as residents are venting over the way the city is being managed, over sky-high water bills and about property tax bills that are arriving close to the deadline for payment.
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Retired teacher Vivian Hawkins dies at 80
Vivian Wilnette Johnson Hawkins was involved in the education of hundreds of Richmond schoolchildren for 35 years.
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Norrell gym open again for recreation
Recreation programs are again taking place in the former A.V. Norrell Elementary School on North Side. The building is used now mostly as office space for Richmond Public School’s security department and drivers’ education program.
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Gospel programming moves to WLEE, 990 AM
“Rejoice 1540” AM, the longtime radio home of urban gospel music and preaching on WREJ in Richmond, permanently went off the air Nov. 6.
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‘The Art of Freedom’ exhibit to open at Black History Museum
“The Art of Freedom,” a new exhibit opening Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, will feature more than 60 works by African-American artists expressing their meaning of freedom.
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Celebrating artists // The show features art from members of the Black American Art Association of Richmond, a new art collective. Scores of people attended …
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Residential units represent a big change for the Baker property that had been a school site since 1871. According to the city school system, this …
Published on November 4, 2021
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Barack Obama Elementary School students Shaliya Johnson, 10, a fourth-grader, left, and Aaminah Sineus, 9, a third-grader, where shown the “banana split,” push by program …
Published on November 10, 2022
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Student participants and instructors in this year’s Pine Camp “Journey - Mapping Your Career Course” program recently traveled to Kentucky to learn more about theater …
Published on March 30, 2023
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Roger Wilkins, historian, activist, dies at 85
Roger Wilkins, a historian, journalist and activist who held a key civil rights post in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration and helped The Washington Post win the coveted Pulitzer Prize for its Watergate coverage, died Sunday, March 26, 2017.
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A pre-Thanksgiving blessing // Thanksgiving arrived early when the Richmond Christian Center extended “A Thanksgiving Meal” to the less fortunate in the community last Saturday. …
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