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African-American pastors join effort to abolish death penalty
In 1608, Virginia became the first jurisdiction in America to execute someone under the death penalty. In the centuries since, Virginia has gone on to execute around 1,400 people, more than any other state. Now, state faith leaders and justice advocates are working to ensure it never happens again.
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VCU to host 90th birthday celebration for former Gov. Wilder
Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is turning 90.
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Harris team blindsided by Vogue cover
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February issue of Vogue magazine, but her team says there’s a problem: The photo of the country’s soon-to-be No. 2 leader isn’t what both sides agreed upon, her team says.
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For our own healing, by Daryl V. Fraser
On my mind that day were my New Year’s resolutions, the brilliance of Stacy Abrams, Georgia’s election results, Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor. Oh, yeah, and the insurrection.
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Hundreds of women and their supporters, including First Lady Pam Northam, center, celebrate Virginia becoming the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The …
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Thomas Jefferson High School valedictorian Amia Graham, who graduated with a 4.9677 GPA, poses outside her home for a Free Press series of “Front Porch …
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Henry L. Marsh III, a former state senator and Richmond’s first African- American mayor, is greeted on Aug. 27 by School Board member Cheryl L. …
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City Hall is being proactive in pushing safe practices during the pandemic. This sign was prominently displayed outside the second floor City Council Chambers on …
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Minority-owned companies waited months for federal COVID-19 relief loans
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were disadvantaged by the terms of the program.
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School Board swears in new members, selects new leaders
The East End gained another leadership post with Cheryl L. Burke’s election as the new Richmond School Board chair.
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Advocates launch effort to expand paid sick days for workers
An alliance of 25 Virginia organizations, coordinated by the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, is calling for the expansion of paid sick days across the Commonwealth to aid workers and their families in a way that may help stem the spread of COVID-19.
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2020 Year in Photos
Who knew when Richmonders rang in the year 2020 that it would be such a year of tumult?
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New registration system to aid COVID-19 vaccination process
Local health officials announced a new initiative to help with management of the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Ruby H. Walden, a force for community betterment in Suffolk, dies at 99
“I cannot do everything, but I can do some things. What I can do, I ought to do. What I ought to do, with the help of God, I will do.” Those are the words Ruby Holland Walden lived by until her death at age 99 in her native Suffolk on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, her family said.
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Emancipation Proclamation Day service to take place online
With a stroke of a pen, President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the warring South 158 years ago.
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Applications now open for Parker Family Scholarship
Applications are being accepted for the new Parker Family Scholarship, a $1,000 award to be given to a high school senior enrolled in Richmond Public Schools who plans to continue his or her education at a four-year college or university.
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Biden taps diverse slate for top jobs
Backed by repeated state and U.S. Supreme Court affirmations that a majority of voters in America legally elected Democrat Joe Biden to be the next president of the United States, President-elect Biden and his teammate, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, have been steadily building a unique White House leadership team that dramatically reflects the nation’s diversity.
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Cherished Holiday Memories 2020
The holidays bring their own flood of memories — the joyful and the bittersweet.
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Money available for one-time help with overdue city utility bills
Behind on your utility bill? For city residents, there is help.
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Applications being accepted for new Dominion Energy Educational Equity Scholarship Program
Applications currently are being accepted for the Dominion Energy Educational Equity Scholarship Program, a new $10 million scholarship fund announced by the energy giant in July to aid African-American, Latino and other young people from under-represented groups seeking a college education or vocational training.
