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McDonnell makes history
History will surely remember Bob McDonnell. Just not the way he had envisioned.
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New president elected for National Baptist Convention USA
The Rev. Jerry Young, the convention’s former vice president, emerged from a pack of five candidates to take over from the Rev. Julius Scruggs of Huntsville, Ala.
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V.W. Henley, 85, former president of Consolidated Bank
Vernard William Henley presided over the highs and lows of Consolidated Bank & Trust Co. in Richmond, once the oldest independent black-owned bank in America.
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Last year’s event: Parents brought their children to look over the shoe offerings as hundreds waited their turn at the host site, Second Baptist Church …
Published on August 29, 2014
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Smiling players from Jackie Robinson West tip their caps to cheering fans as Little League’s U.S. champions. The team from Chicago claimed the title with …
Published on August 29, 2014
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Two back-to-school shoe giveaways scheduled
There will be two options for families who cannot afford new shoes for their students, thanks to area churches.
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Chicago team in league of their own
Jackie Robinson West baseball stands out for two glaring reasons: Because it is so good and because it is all black.
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Back-to-school challenges
Academics, buildings top Richmond’s list
More than 23,000 Richmond students will pour into classrooms next Tuesday to begin the new school year. And as usual, the city’s schools face an uphill climb.
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Richmond Jazz Festival 2014
Musical joy filled the fifth edition of the Richmond Jazz Festival. The entertainment spectacular Saturday …
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She's a Little League winner
Chicago squad also a standout
Mo’Ne Davis is taking the sporting world by storm with her pitching in the Little League World Series.
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Strikeout phenom Mo’Ne Davis fires a pitch for Philadelphia in her historic 4-0 win over Tennessee.
Published on August 25, 2014
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McDonnell seeks to discredit prosecution's case
The ex-governor and his defense team quickly went to work to shoot holes in prosecutors’ claims that Mr. McDonnell participated in a secret gifts-for-political favors scheme while in office.
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Personality: Channing J. Martin
Chairman of the board of United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg
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Sharpton urges Ferguson citizens to be ‘disciples of justice’
The Rev. Al Sharpton hopes the Michael Brown case will help change the way police engage the African-American community in this Missouri community and elsewhere.
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Jason Hatcher key to Washington’s pass rush
If you want to catch butterflies, get a net. If you plan corralling horses, find a lasso. If you need to snare quarterbacks, call someone the likes of Jason Hatcher.
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Henrico Hitters win Black World Series
The Henrico Hitters are the champions of the 2014 Black World Series.
