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RRHA re-starts eviction process, impacting hundreds of families
More than 700 families now living in Richmond’s public housing communities could be facing eviction in the coming months.
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BLM757 organizer announces fun for Congress at Lobby Day gun rally
Using the annual pro-gun rally on Lobby Day at the General Assembly as a backdrop, JaPharii Jones, lead organizer with Black Lives Matter 757, announced his intention to run for Congress in Virginia’s 3rd District, a seat that has been held by Democratic Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott since 1993.
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Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles E. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat mis- sions over three wars, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Bethesda, Md. He was 102.
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Bodybuilder Chris Dickerson, first Black Mr. America and Mr. Olympia, dies at 82
Bodybuilder Chris Dickerson, the first Black Mr. America and Mr. Olympia, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mr. Dickerson was 82 and died of heart failure.
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Red Lip Theology: Candice Benbow’s love letter to Black women in the Black church
Candice Marie Benbow came to be a theologian by way of the death of Whitney Houston, who she considers “the ultimate church girl.”
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VSU women’s team comes back to post 62-59 win over VUU Lady Panthers
The tide has turned, at least temporarily, in the women’s basketball rivalry between Virginia Union University and Virginia State University.
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Kelee Ringo gives Georgia Bulldogs another reason to bark
Herschel Walker was the freshman sensation in 1980 when the University of Georgia won the national college football title.
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NFL’s Black head coaches dwindle to one
If the NFL were to throw a party today for its Black head coaches, just one invitation would be sent.
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Elvatrice Belsches to speak on history of Black Richmond Jan. 29
Public historian, researcher and author Elvatrice P. Belsches will speak about the history of Black Richmond during a virtual event 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Richmond Metro Area’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
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Sidney Poitier suffered from multiple health problems
Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier, who died Jan. 6 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 94, suffered from several health issues, according to information listed in his death certificate that was obtained Tuesday by TMZ and several other media outlets.
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‘We call him Mr. Poitier’
Actors, poets and graphic/ visual artists are engaged in a continual quest to touch the hearts, minds and souls of their audiences. It’s a daunting challenge and, if successful, leads to respect, admiration and adoration.
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A fence remains around the circle on Monument Avenue where the six-story monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood. The statue was removed …
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Members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus offer details Wednesday on their legislative priorities for the 2022 session of the General Assembly just hours before …
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City Council authorizes mayor to accept Lee monument and land from state
The traffic circle at Monument and Allen avenues where the giant monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood will soon belong to the City of Richmond.
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‘I’m tired of fighting people who look like me’
Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears rails against criticism she said is leveled against her by the Black community
Just days before Winsome Sears’ historic swearing in Saturday, Jan. 15, as Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor and the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in the Commonwealth, she sounds more like a woman under siege than someone poised to enter the history books.
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New quarters honor Maya Angelou
The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program.
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Free Press mission to educate and empower continues
From its start, the Richmond Free Press has relentlessly sought to impact and improve life for Black Richmonders on a variety of issues.
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Events to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the nation’s “drum major for justice,” will be celebrated in person, virtually and on television during the annual national holiday Monday, Jan. 17.
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Councilwoman Trammell takes steps toward 2nd referendum on city casino
Richmond’s plans to allow a private company to create a gambling mecca in South Side collapsed in November when voters opposed to a casino narrowly defeated it by just under 1,500 votes. Now one of the biggest supporters of the project, 8th District City Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell, wants a do-over.
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School Board votes in new leaders
The Richmond School Board voted in a new chair and vice chair—Shonda Harris- Muhammed, 6th District, and Kenya J. Gibson, 3rd District, respectively.
