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VUU, 6-1, prepares for Augusta University
Two of NCAA Division II basketball’s hottest teams will go head to head 2 p.m. Saturday at Virginia Union’s Barco-Stevens Hall.
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RPS employee faces firing for incident she, others deny
Robin Spears previously had a spotless record during her 14 years as a teacher and social worker with Richmond Public Schools.
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Virginia Walmart mass shooting survivor files $50M lawsuit
A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — “who had known propensities for violence, threats and strange behavior.”
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The holidays are here
Highlights include RVA Illuminates, Christmas Parade, Soul Santa
Richmond will officially kick off the holiday season this weekend with several popular events.
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RPS scores in lower grades show decline
The latest student test scores reported at the Richmond Public School Board meeting last week contained more bad news.
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‘Truth Tellers’ chronicles careers of 24 Black women journalists since 1960
A new book calls attention to the Black women editors, columnists and reporters who have brought change since the Civil Rights Movement to the previously mostly male and mostly white newsrooms of mainstream news outlets.
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Before the fall, by Dr. E. Faye Williams
I remember my mother and other accountable adults in our community teaching other children and me many important lessons of responsible citizenship.
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William & Mary grows roster of diverse coaches, players
Black athletes and coaches are making a strong football statement at William & Mary.
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Jeffries makes historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi
A day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York launched a history-making bid Friday to become the first Black person to helm a major political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats.
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Manchester’s Bacot guards the family business
Introducing King Bacot. He’s got the name and he’s got the game.
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Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight.
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Jackson Place, Mosby South advance
A proposal to bring a new hotel, apartments and for-sale townhomes to Jackson Ward now has a green light, as does the redevelopment of another portion of public housing, the 106-unit Mosby South in the East End.
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The Richmond Night Market celebrates the holidays
The Richmond Night Market will produce three “Holiday Villages” to celebrate the Richmond community and support of the small business community Dec. 8–11 at the 17th Street Market, 100 N. 17th St.
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Michael Moore got last laugh in midterm elections, by Clarence Page
When filmmaker-activist Michael Moore, a Democrat, went against the conventional wisdom that was expecting a Republican “red wave” sweeping the midterm elections, I feared he had become unmoored.
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Your vote, your choice, by Dr. E. Faye Williams
Our voting responsibilities ARE NOT finished! Our obligation to the ancestors requires us to engage in one more election this season. We must vote – with either our ballots or our contributions.
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Panthers predict greater gridiron success in ‘23
The 2022 football season ranks with the finest in Virginia Union University’s football history. That said, don’t be surprised if 2023 is equally exciting.
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VUU’s traveling All-Stars
If Virginia Union University were to pick an MVP thus far this successful basketball season, the bus driver might deserve consideration.
