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A helping hand is just a call away
Need help with housing or utility costs? Want to learn about child care options? Looking for employment? So many people say they don’t know where to start to get the answers they need.
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VIAHA 2022 to induct new members
Seven notable African-American Virginians will be recognized for their work in education and other fields during the Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association’s Hall of Fame awards ceremony on June 24 in Charlottesville.
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Mellody Hobson, a Black woman, joins Broncos ownership group
The Waltons, heirs to the Walmart fortune and America’s richest family, have won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world.
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Richmond Folk Festival announces dates, first group of artists
The Richmond Folk Festival will return Oct. 7-9 to Richmond’s downtown riverfront to showcase more than 30 local, national and global acts that will perform music and dance across six stages. The free, three-day event attracts some 200,000 people over the weekend and is presented by Venture Richmond Events in partnership with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, the Virginia Folklife Program, the Center for Cultural Vibran- cy, Children’s Mu- seum, and the City
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Real or not
Last week, Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney went to the top floor of City Hall to eagerly reveal the results of a secretive yearlong project led by the West Cary Group, an advertising and marketing organization.
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Good news
LEGO Group will build its first U.S. factory producing its hugely popular plastic building blocks for children to create and build anything they can imagine in Chesterfield County.
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The school year is nearly complete, but these signs that express care and concern are sure to remain in the minds of John B. Cary …
Published on June 9, 2022
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Personality: Sanaa Hayes
Spotlight on Richmond Public Schools top 2022 valedictorian with 5.03 GPA
It was in early May when Sanaa Hayes learned that she was an extraordinary academic achiever, not just for her high school, but the entire Richmond Public Schools system.
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Trojans’ first home game to cover new turf
Virginia State University will have a new football coach and a new football field to start the 2022 season.
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Dance, jazz, theater and Prince highlight Festival of the Arts
Two popular local bands will launch Richmond’s largest lineup of free summer entertainment, including the annual Fourth of July festival and fireworks.
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Nadine Domond brings her coaching skills to VSU
For the first time in a long time, Virginia State University will have a new head women’s basketball coach on the sidelines.
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City’s housing options need a dose of creativity
One of the biggest challenges facing Richmond is how to build affordable apartment units and homes.
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Jan. 6 hearings a plea to defend democracy, by Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
On Thursday evening, June 9, the House Select Committee investigating the sacking of The Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 will hold the first of its primetime, televised public hearings.
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Jada Pinkett Smith appears on an episode of her online series “Red Table Talk.” The latest episode, streaming Wednesday, June 1, on Facebook Watch, addresses …
Published on June 2, 2022
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Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton, rear, offers a blessing over the work of the inaugural Diocese of Maryland reparations grants awardees on May 26.
Published on June 2, 2022
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System failure
RPS loses thousands of laptops
Richmond Public Schools wasted millions of federal support dollars buying 20,000 extra Chromebook laptop computers it didn’t need after going virtual during the pandemic, an internal audit has found.
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Jury indicts Buffalo shooting suspect on terrorism charge
A grand jury on Wednesday charged the white 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first degree murder.
