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Get serious about white extremists and domestic terrorism

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Just over a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI produced a report titled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.”

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What happens when we return to ‘normal’? by Glenn Ellis

Where should we be focusing our attention as a community at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Personality: Sylvia Alexander-Wall

Spotlight on founder and president of The Ladies of Elegance Inc.

The purpose pushing Sylvia Alexander-Wall’s passion to help people and families enduring cancer can be summed up in two words: Early detection.

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Churches continue to alter services in era of COVID-19

‘It gives you a reason to reach out to others’

Like other parts of the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic transformed church services throughout the Greater Richmond Region.

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Personality: Rebecca Cornett Massey

Spotlight on VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Advisory Board chair

Rebecca “Becky” Cornett Massey describe herself as being enthusiastic and a teammate. When hearing the new chair of the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Advisory Board discuss the center’s role in the Richmond community, her enthusiasm in being part of the center’s team is evident.

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733-foot art print unveiling Saturday on Brown’s Island for World Cancer Day

Art on Wheels will unveil “Impressions of Courage,” a 733-foot long art print honoring 207 people whose lives have been altered by cancer.

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‘Richmond 34’ student sit-in commemorated with state marker

Elizabeth Johnson Rice was among 34 Virginia Union University students who were arrested after they staged a sit-in at Thalhimers department store in 1960 for its refusal to serve African-Americans in its restaurants.

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Personality: Regina N. Hall

Spotlight on co-chair of Central Virginia Chapter of the Sisters Network Community Health Fair

For 10 years, Regina N. Hall and the Central Virginia Chapter of the Sisters Network have been going into the community to educate women about breast health. This year, the chapter is hoping the community will come to them

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New studies boost claims that nasal flushing may help protect against COVID-19

New studies support a Richmond man’s claims that flushing your nose daily can protect against COVID-19 and other diseases that develop in the nose and sinuses.

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COVID-19 booster shots available

The Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield health districts have opened appointments for area residents to get the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot.

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Profits marginalize Black patients

Good health is our greatest asset.

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Approval looms for city’s revamped budget

Plan includes retiree bonuses, overtime pay for firefighters

Thousands of City Hall retirees will receive a one-time 5 percent bonus. And the city is setting up a fund to buy property for development.

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Personality: Amy Black

Spotlight on founder of nonprofit Pink Ink Fund

When Amy Black began working as a tattoo artist in 2000 at Pink Ink in Richmond, she was among just a handful of women in the field.

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Governor, lawmakers hit the basketball court for cancer research

The governor, lobbyists, legislators and their assistants left Capitol Square last Thursday to face off on the basketball court for a cancer research fundraiser.

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Dr. Irving P. McPhail, president of St. Augustine’s University, dies from COVID-19 complications

Dr. Irving P. McPhail, president of St. Augustine’s University, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, of complications from COVID-19, just three months after taking the helm of the historically Black university in Raleigh, N.C.

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Former Newport News Delegate Mamye BaCote, a member of the Richmond 34, dies at 81

As a student at Virginia Union University, Mamye Edmondson BaCote took part in the lunch counter sit-ins led by VUU students to end whites-only, sit-down service at restaurants and lunch counters in Downtown.

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Congressman John Lewis fighting biggest battle: Pancreatic cancer

Messages of support are pouring in for Congressman John Lewis, known as “the conscience of the Congress,” following his announcement Sunday that he is facing a foe like none before: Advanced pancreatic cancer.