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We must invest in ourselves
Let’s get one thing straight: Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s 2020 budget proposal to invest in public education and to improve basic services is an effort to remedy racism. It’s effectively universal affirmative action with a price tag. Simply put, the mayor asks us city dwellers to invest in ourselves.
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Personality: Peter C. Pettit
Spotlight on The Shepherd’s Center of Richmond board president
For Richmonders who want to stay active in their older years, Peter Christian Pettit is helping them access avenues for exploration and growth. As president of The Shepherd’s Center of Richmond board of directors, Mr. Pettit is part of the decision-making process that provides older residents new ways to stay active and engaged. And while the circumstances to him leading the organization were unfortunate, Mr. Pettit believes that he has had a positive experience so far.
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To close racial gap in maternal health, Virginia, other states target implicit bias
Black, Hispanic and Indigenous pregnant patients often report facing unfair treatment at hospitals and clinics
Countless times, Kenda Sutton-El, a Virginia doula, has witnessed her Black pregnant clients being dismissed or ignored by clinicians.
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A youngster holds a prayer card from Pope Francis during a special Mass at a Roman Catholic parish in Kangemi, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, …
Published on November 25, 2015
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Holiday cool // Aminah Thomas cools off in the James River during a visit with her family to the Downtown waterfront by Brown’s Island on …
Published on July 7, 2017
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Lenora C. McQueen stands in the forgotten Grave Yard for Free People of Colour and For Slaves during a visit to Richmond. Behind her is …
Published on March 6, 2020
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Whitney Smith of Richmond, one of the 60 people who attended the rally, chose a copy of Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” as the banned …
Published on July 20, 2023
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John Marshall High School’s basketball teams returned from Luanda, Angola, a country in Southwest Africa, on Sept. 5. The team, along with administrators, coaches, teachers, …
Published on September 14, 2023
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TIME features photo by Regina H. Boone
Award-winning photographer Regina H. Boone has pricked the nation’s conscience with her poignant photograph of a rash-covered child affected by the lead-contaminated water in Flint, Mich. The former Richmond Free Press photographer’s image of 2-year-old Sincere Smith is featured on the cover of the Feb. 1 edition of TIME magazine.
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Protesters call for tougher gun laws; blame Trump for deaths of 31 in latest mass shootings
Protesters greeted President Trump’s arrival in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday, blaming his incendiary rhetoric for inflaming political and racial tensions in the country, as he visited survivors of last weekend’s mass shootings and saluted first responders.
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Malia and Sasha Obama turned the Cross Hall portico into a fashion catwalk — making a splash in designer gowns at their first state dinner. …
Published on March 17, 2016
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Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez adds finishing touches to his new “Givers of the Divine” mural. Location: 6 W. Cary St. in Downtown. From Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. …
Published on July 29, 2016
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Former Special Officer Brad Hughes, who lost his legs in the line of duty in 2014, visits the memorial to Virginia State Police Special Agent …
Published on June 2, 2017
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Gov. Ralph S. Northam takes a knee to hear the question posed by 9-year-old Kimoni Jenkins, 9, Wednesday morning during his visit to the Richmond …
Published on August 2, 2018
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Dr. William Eric Jackson Sr. speaks from the pulpit Sunday at Fourth Baptist Church in Church Hill following his installation as the ninth pastor of …
Published on April 19, 2019
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Dr. William Eric Jackson Sr. speaks from the pulpit Sunday at Fourth Baptist Church in Church Hill following his installation as the ninth pastor of …
Published on April 19, 2019
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Samuel Winkler wears a Hillel kippah during a Nov. 2 visit by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to Towson University to discuss antisemitism on college campuses …
Published on November 9, 2023
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Ambassadors’ to help RRHA families with virtual learning
Three public agencies have partnered to ensure that families in the city’s public housing communities have the technical tools and resources to ensure effective daily virtual learning for their children.
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Crusade for Voters to celebrate 65th anniversary with banquet Oct. 14
The Richmond Crusade for Voters, the area’s oldest Black political group, will mark its 65th anniversary with a scholarship banquet 6 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 14, it has been announced.
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Virginia Repertory Theatre presents “Gospel Nativity” this weekend
Virginia Repertory Theatre will present “Gospel Nativity,” a special holiday show as a workshop at 7 p.m. Dec 16 and 17 in the Jessie Bogese Theatre at Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education, 4202 Hermitage Road.
