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Learning the ropes/ Many youngsters dream of being firefighters when they grow up. Ralph Lee Harris III got to live out the dream during Richmond …
Published on June 21, 2019
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Several members of the Victory 7 Mustang Club show off their cars last Saturday outside the Fairfield branch of the Henrico County Public Library in …
Published on April 15, 2021
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Local muralist Jake Van Yahres, back right, along with three young Richmond artists, Jordan Felder, 16, left, Leah Johnson, 15, and Jay Campbell, 16, join …
Published on June 15, 2023
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The ridiculous retiring Republicans, by Julianne Malveaux
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson needed Democrats to narrowly avert the government shutdown that loomed if Congressional budget legislation was not passed by Saturday, March 23. Many Republicans did not vote for the budget legislation; Democrats saved the day.
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VUU transfer player Jimmy Paige IV looking to add to Panthers’ stats
During the challenging process of transferring schools, athletes are on the lookout for a soft landing spot and a friendly, familiar face.
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VSU looking for another victory Saturday against Elizabeth City State
Virginia State University’s high-stepping marching band is known as the Trojan Explosion. But fans don’t have to wait until halftime to enjoy the fireworks.
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One recipe for change
Last week, we called in this space for an end to the epidemic of deadly violence by police against African-Americans and people of color in this nation.
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From left, Jonathan Johnson, Eugene Harden and Edward Hamlin, past presidents of the Astoria Beneficial Club, place a wreath at the statue of Bill “Bojangles” …
Published on July 4, 2019
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Black Pride RVA/ Pride in the Park Tailgate Party, the final event of the 2nd Annual Black Pride RVA, was held last Saturday. The four-day …
Published on July 26, 2019
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First African-American named head of largest Presbyterian denomination
PORTLAND, Ore. The largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States has elected its first African-American top executive. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II won an overwhelming majority of votes last Friday during the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Portland, Ore.
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Kermit Blount to be inducted into CIAA Hall of Fame
Native Richmonder Kermit Blount has been selected for induction into the John B. McLendon Jr. CIAA Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be 9 a.m. March 2, at the Charlotte Convention Center, coinciding with the 2018 CIAA Basketball Tournament.
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Some striking UAW members carry family legacies
As Britney Johnson paced the picket line outside Ford’s Wayne Assembly plant, she wasn’t just carrying a sign demanding higher pay and other changes. Autoworker jobs have long been a pillar of the Black middle class in America, and the strikes and the fight for higher wages have had even deeper significance for workers like Johnson.
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Bill Cosby, TV’s favorite dad, goes on trial
Andrea Constand told a packed Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday that she could feel Bill Cosby’s hands on her body, but the drugs in her system would not let her stop him.
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Marcus Hoosier gives VUU ‘a nice push’
Virginia Union University’s Panthers were a good basketball team without Marcus Hoosier. They’re an even better squad with him.
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N.C. woman files $15M lawsuit against the national NAACP
A woman who said she repeatedly told the national NAACP that her supervisor in the North Carolina conference had sexually harassed her is suing the national group and her former boss.
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Wide receiver Charles Hall moves into the fast lane at VUU
Charles Hall was merely a background figure — little more than an extra — last season for Virginia Union University football. This year, he has become a leading man.
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Richmond entrepreneur to host black dress event
With the word “reimagine” as a catalyst, spiritual coach, motivational speaker and author Rita Ricks’ “Little Black Dress Day Affair,” event last year enabled women to dress up and celebrate their spirit and each other.
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Roland ‘Duke’ Ealey was part of legal team that helped integrate Richmond Public Schools
In 1958, Bettie Elizabeth Boyers Cooper became fed up with segregation when her daughter had to ride a bus four miles to and from Carver Elementary School rather than attend the whites-only Westhampton Elementary School that was within walking distance of their home.
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Ex-George Wythe track star signed to NFL’s N.Y. Giants
Former George Wythe High School track and field standout Kevin Snead has taken the fast track to the NFL. Known more for his blazing track speed than his modest football résumé, Snead signed a free-agent contract with the New York Giants following the team’s recent Rookie Mini Camp in East Rutherford, N.J. He has begun practicing in the Giants’ Organized Team Activities in New Jersey and is on New York’s 90-man, offseason roster.
