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One recipe for change
Last week, we called in this space for an end to the epidemic of deadly violence by police against African-Americans and people of color in this nation.
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From left, artist S. Ross Browne, Afrikana Film Festival founder Enjoli Moon, Feast RVA co-founder Josh Epperson and Untold RVA founder Free Egunfemi react to …
Published on July 15, 2016
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Stories to inspire a better community being told
The Hippodrome Theater in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward was buzzing Saturday evening as 400 people of all ages and races — from young adult hipsters to older city dwellers — mingled with drinks in hand while a DJ rocked the turntables. They were there for “Secret Stories of Self-Determined Change,” a sold-out event organized by UnMonumental in collaboration with Untold RVA and Secretly Y’all.
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Students learn leadership through Maggie L. Walker summer institute
Eight area high school students participating in the Maggie L. Walker Summer Youth Leadership Institute spent a recent morning learning about Richmond’s slave-trading past in Shockoe Bottom.
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Anguish of a nation
From memorial services to protests, numerous questions arise after senseless killings
“Can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it, making it horrible …?” The late Rodney King spoke those memorable words as he called for calm in 1992 after the acquittal of four white police officers who were videotaped savagely beating him triggered riots in Los Angeles.
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Inaugural VIA Hall of Fame class // Numerous athletes and coaches, including several with Richmond area ties, were among those inducted into the Virginia Interscholastic …
Published on July 8, 2016
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Senior Judge Damon J. Keith, seated left, of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Detroit hosts his annual Independence Day picnic in Hanover …
Published on July 8, 2016
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History makers celebrate Fourth
Judge Damon J. Keith’s annual Independence Day picnic in Hanover County turned into a celebration of history Monday. The senior judge on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals who lives in Detroit returns each year to his late wife’s family home in Virginia to celebrate his July 4 birthday.
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Several of the ‘Richmond 34’ stand by the historic marker dedicated Tuesday in Downtown on the site of their sit-in at the old Thalhimers department …
Published on July 2, 2016
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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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First African-American named head of largest Presbyterian denomination
PORTLAND, Ore. The largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States has elected its first African-American top executive. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II won an overwhelming majority of votes last Friday during the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Portland, Ore.
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Friends remember Darryl “DJ” Burt II at his funeral Saturday. From left, they are Fred Johnson, Antwine Jenkins, Javád Whigfall and Alex Barr. The four …
Published on July 1, 2016
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Friends, family offer final goodbyes to Orlando Shooting Victim
Darryl “DJ” Roman Burt II may have had premonitions about his impending death as he drove to meet four friends at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub to celebrate the master’s degree and certificate in business administration he had received just hours earlier in Jacksonville from Keller Graduate School of Management.
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Interim president named at VUU
A former senior vice president of Virginia Union University is returning to serve as interim president. The VUU Board of Trustees on Tuesday tapped Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, 69, to take over from President Claude G. Perkins, who will start a yearlong paid sabbatical Friday, July 1, before retiring.
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Iconic Ebony, JET magazines no longer owned by Johnson Publishing Co.
Johnson Publishing Co. of Chicago has sold Ebony and JET magazines for an undisclosed price to Clear View Group LLC, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm, to pay down debt and to concentrate on Fashion Fair Cosmetics.
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The original covers of Ebony and JET, from 1945 and 1951 respectively, symbolize the once proud history of Johnson Publishing Co., which will focus on …
Published on June 24, 2016
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Statue of Josh Gibson greets visitors at the Washington Nationals Stadium
The greatest baseball player in Washington history never played for the old Washington Senators or current Major League Baseball team Washington Nationals. That is Josh Gibson, the super slugging catcher credited with a career total of nearly 800 home runs.
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Petersburg police chief ousted
Dironna Moore Belton may carry the title of interim Petersburg city manager, but she’s using her authority to shake up the city government.
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Former Petersburg city manager hired by debt collection company
William E. Johnson III has found a new position three months after being fired as Petersburg’s city manager. Mr. Johnson was named senior vice president for governmental affairs for the Credit Adjustment Board Inc., a Henrico County-based debt collection company.
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Meet the Morrisseys
Attorney Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey took a break last weekend from his campaign to be Richmond’s next mayor to wed Myrna Warren, the young woman he went to jail for 17 months ago.
