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Personality: Sandra A. Taylor
Spotlight on board chair of the Young Women’s Christian League
In June of 1959, 12 women founded the Young Women’s Christian League in Richmond with the goal of aiding the less fortunate through activism and community service. Today, 60 years later and 115 members strong, the organization continues its work through eight chapters with Sandra A. Taylor, the daughter of one of the founders, leading the organization’s board.
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Playwright aims to open hearts and minds with premiere production
Brittany Fisher left her native Virginia for New York in 2021 to attend Juilliard’s Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program. Now graduated, she is still based in New York, but she never stays away for long. Her family won’t let her.
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Chuck Berry, right, performs his highly popular tune “Johnny B. Goode” with Bruce Springsteen to open The Concert for the Rock & Roll Hall of …
Published on March 24, 2017
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VUU’s president announced a $2.5 million gift from Dr. Virginia B. Howerton, VUU Class of 1965. Officials said it is the largest single gift in …
Published on May 18, 2019
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Strange fruit?
Critic: Oak evokes lynching image at Walker statue site
The fight over the tree in the planned Maggie L. Walker plaza isn’t over. Gary L. Flowers, a Richmond native and national political and civil rights operative living in Jackson Ward, has jumped into the fray with a petition drive opposing the live oak that now dominates the gateway into Jackson Ward where the monument to the great lady is to stand.
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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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Thousands of people enjoy the entertainment on the main stage on the oceanfront at 5th Street in Virginia Beach. Tickets for the three-day festival ranged …
Published on May 2, 2019
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Members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus cheer the gains made in Tuesday’s election that will boost their membership numbers to 23 when the General …
Published on November 8, 2019
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This 1918, seven-passenger touring car produced by Kline Motor Car Company was part of the fleet owned by A.D. Price, a prosperous Black businessman and …
Published on May 12, 2022
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CIAA FUN // The tournament spotlight also shone brightly on Suffolk native Abraham “Ham” Mitchell, aka “Mr. CIAA,” right, who was among 10 people inducted …
Published on March 4, 2016
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The roots, richness and variety of music and cultures were on display at the Richmond Folk Festival. New Orleans bounce artist Ricky B. moves the …
Published on October 18, 2018
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Michael B. Jordan made his directorial debut with “Creed III,” which pits his character Adonis Creed against a childhood friend, Dame, played by Jonathan Majors.
Published on March 9, 2023
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As a teenager, Jeffrey Osborne stopped listening to radio and records for a year to develop his own material and style. The 75-year-old R&B singer …
Published on April 13, 2023
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Va. student network criticizes colleges reopening for in-person learning
Virginia students have leveled several criticisms against state colleges that chose to reopen their campuses for the fall semester in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist.
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New VUU president to students: Support one another
With bright sunlight streaming through stained-glass windows chronicling the 152-year history of Virginia Union University, Dr. Hakim Lucas, the university’s new president, charged students “to support one another as the university’s next chapter unfolds.”
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Hilbert to mayor: Don’t veto City Council budget
Money allocated to fix potholes or plow streets cannot be used for picking up trash unless Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney secures approval to shift the funds from Richmond City Council.
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Hundreds enjoy the Richmond Symphony’s Big Tent concert series playing at Abner Clay Park in Historic Jackson Ward for the first time Saturday, May 27. …
Published on June 1, 2023
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3 former NFL players to join CIAA Hall of Fame
Three former NFL players will be among the inductees into the CIAA’s 2021 John B. McLendon Hall of Fame.
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VUU 1983 Lady Panthers, A.J. English to be inducted into CIAA Hall of Fame
Virginia Union University will be well represented in the upcoming 2020 John B. McLendon CIAA Hall of Fame Class.
