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Cousins Armari Fells, 14, left, and Jeremiah Jefferson, 16, pitched in to help their grandfather, Tyrone Prentiss, spruce up the yard of his sister and her husband, Patrick and Delores Llewellyn, on brook Road in North Side. They took advantage of the sunshine last Saturday to rake and bag the leaves for pickup. Armari, who lives in Atlanta where his schooling is now virtual, has been visiting relatives in Richmond since Thanksgiving.

Cousins Armari Fells, 14, left, and Jeremiah Jefferson, 16, pitched in to help their grandfather, Tyrone Prentiss, spruce up the yard of his sister and …

Published on December 10, 2020

Kym Idella Jeter waves to family and friends in the stands as she walks out with Huguenot High School’s new graduates at the end of Monday morning’s ceremony at The Diamond on Arthur Ashe Boulevard. Huguenot’s was the first of eight Richmond high school commencements over three days at the ballpark.

Kym Idella Jeter waves to family and friends in the stands as she walks out with Huguenot High School’s new graduates at the end of …

Published on June 24, 2021

Georgia Bates of Henrico, above, adjusts the Ankara hats designed by her sister, Massa Watson, at a booth at the 2019 AfroFest RVA last Saturday. The event, sponsored by the city Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, was held at Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center in North Side. It highlighted the culture, food, music and fashions of people from African nations living within the Richmond community, along with a championship soccer match between teams from Ghana and Sudan.

Georgia Bates of Henrico, above, adjusts the Ankara hats designed by her sister, Massa Watson, at a booth at the 2019 AfroFest RVA last Saturday. …

Published on September 6, 2019

John Marshall High School basketball standout Roosevelt Wheeler, who at 6-foot-10 is one of the most recruited high school players in the nation, announces his decision to attend the University of Louisville on Monday in the North Side school’s gym. Joining him for the announcement celebration are, from left, his sister, Courtney Ingram of Atlanta; his mom, Deborah Davis of Richmond; his father, Roosevelt Wheeler Sr. of Atlanta; and his brother, C.J. Smith of Atlanta.

John Marshall High School basketball standout Roosevelt Wheeler, who at 6-foot-10 is one of the most recruited high school players in the nation, announces his …

Published on November 19, 2020

Shiloh Duncan, 7, of Richmond, center, found the perfect place Sunday to enjoy the RVA Street Art Festival with his sister, left, Jaisah Duncan, 15, and their mother, Melissa Duncan. The family, perched at The Power Plant Building along the Haxall Canal in Downtown Richmond, also got a closer look at the muralists working during the festival’s 10th anniversary. For Shiloh, the spot and art were perfect. “So cool ... We can see the people, the water and the artwork.”

Shiloh Duncan, 7, of Richmond, center, found the perfect place Sunday to enjoy the RVA Street Art Festival with his sister, left, Jaisah Duncan, 15, …

Published on September 22, 2022

Who are these girls?-Eva Carter, 5, left, and her 3-year-old sister, Gabby Carter, are in Downtown by the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Mayor Levar M. Stoney declared April 17 Giles B. Jackson Day and a proclamation was presented to Mr. Jackson’s descendants Saturday by state Delegates Jeff M. Bourne of Richmond and Lamont Bagby of Henrico, members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus at the kickoff of The JXN Project’s celebration commemorating the 150th anniversary of Jackson Ward.

Who are these girls?-Eva Carter, 5, left, and her 3-year-old sister, Gabby Carter, are in Downtown by the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Mayor Levar M. …

Published on April 22, 2021

Gail Harris, a therapist, cook and photographer, stands on the steps of her North Side home. She likes that the world has slowed down. “We’re becoming humane,” she said. “I hope we get from this a heightened sense of senses ... I hope we continue to feed one another with truth. I hope we listen. I mostly hope we see our neighbors, friends, family and the world at all times, not just when we’re scared and dying.”

Gail Harris, a therapist, cook and photographer, stands on the steps of her North Side home. She likes that the world has slowed down. “We’re …

Published on April 30, 2020

CAROLINE SCHNEIDER, Richmond Community High School, 4.8 GPA. Attending the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg in the fall. She is leaving her options open before deciding on a major. Daughter of Greg and Joanna Schneider. COVID-19 has exposed “how interconnected all lives are,” she said when asked about the silver lining of this time. “We are dependent on each other in ways never before appreciated. To acknowledge this and to recognize the importance of people, no matter who they are, is to find hope.”

CAROLINE SCHNEIDER, Richmond Community High School, 4.8 GPA. Attending the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg in the fall. She is leaving her options …

Published on May 28, 2020

Shamar's grieving family joins mourners at the vigil — parents Sharmar Hill Sr. and Shaniqua Allen, center rear; and sisters, from left, Len’Naveya Smith, 10; Len’Niesha Smith, 7; and Ni’Aveya Allen, 14. The youngster’s death has touched the community, with hundreds of people, including Gov. Ralph S. Northam, Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Richmond Police Chief Will Smith, attending his funeral Monday at New Life Deliverance Tabernacle on Decatur Street. No arrest has been made yet in the youngster’s death.

Shamar's grieving family joins mourners at the vigil — parents Sharmar Hill Sr. and Shaniqua Allen, center rear; and sisters, from left, Len’Naveya Smith, 10; …

Published on February 14, 2020

One would never guess why Pauline Wheeler was so excited last Saturday, Aug. 13, when she beamed after Haywood Watkins applied finishing touches to her new “do” at his Semmes Avenue hair salon. Mrs. Wheeler, who lives on Richmond’s North Side, wanted her hair to look just right for her 100th birthday celebration on Saturday evening, and for her actual birthday on Monday, Aug 15. After Mr. Watkins worked his magic on this undeniable queen, she glanced in the mirror, smiled and asked, “Is that Eartha Kitt?”

One would never guess why Pauline Wheeler was so excited last Saturday, Aug. 13, when she beamed after Haywood Watkins applied finishing touches to her …

Published on August 18, 2022

Sherman Washington, 31, of Richmond watches the demolition of the Creighton Court public housing community along Nine Mile Road in Richmond’s East End on Monday. He moved into the community when he was a 1-year-old. He left in 2008. “I’m just glad that it’s gone,” he said. “I’ll miss it though. I have a whole lot of memories. There was a whole lot going on out here. ... My son doesn’t have to live out here.”

Sherman Washington, 31, of Richmond watches the demolition of the Creighton Court public housing community along Nine Mile Road in Richmond’s East End on Monday. …

Published on June 9, 2022

Danita Rountree Green, left, and Marsha Summers are co-CEOs of Coming Together Virginia, a local nonprofit organization that typically unites people over a meal to have difficult conversations. On Aug. 27, the women led Richmond-area residents on a Unity Walk 2022 to commemorate the 59th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King’s iconic speech was delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963.

Danita Rountree Green, left, and Marsha Summers are co-CEOs of Coming Together Virginia, a local nonprofit organization that typically unites people over a meal to …

Published on September 1, 2022

Two signs depict the old and the new when it comes to the name of this North Side street whose residents include U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne B. Holton. The aging street sign still reads Con- federate Avenue, while the sign in the next picture, in the median, displays the new name City Council officially approved last month for the street — Laburnum Park Boulevard. The city Department of Public Works has not announced when the replacement signs bearing the new name will be put in place.

Two signs depict the old and the new when it comes to the name of this North Side street whose residents include U.S. Sen. Tim …

Published on December 24, 2020

“Woman. Life. Freedom.,” a new mural painted on the side of a vacant car wash building at 1205 Arthur Ashe Blvd., shows support for protesters in Iran who are fighting in support of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Jina Amini, pictured, who was wrongfully taken into custody by the Iranian police. She was in a coma for three days and died on Sept. 16, 2022. Her alleged crime? Ms. Amini, 22, was visiting the capital city of Tehran on vacation from another part of her country of Iran and the “Morality Police” arrested her because her hair was not properly secured under her hijab, a head covering worn by some Muslim women, explains Ari Abad, an Iranian-American who came to Richmond when she was 17. Ms. Abad later co-founded, Woman Life Freedom RVA, which led the local mural project

“Woman. Life. Freedom.,” a new mural painted on the side of a vacant car wash building at 1205 Arthur Ashe Blvd., shows support for protesters …

Published on February 9, 2023

Skylar Matthews, 2, of Richmond takes in the colors and new energy at the Lee statue on Monument Avenue last Friday. The youngster, who was with her mother, Shanice Winston, is living through the historic moment when the statues honoring Confederate oppressors are coming down in the city.

Skylar Matthews, 2, of Richmond takes in the colors and new energy at the Lee statue on Monument Avenue last Friday. The youngster, who was …

Published on July 2, 2020

New U.S. citizens About 100 people from nearly 50 countries took the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens during an Independence Day ceremony outside the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond. Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals presided over the ceremony and administered the oath as family, friends and area residents watched. Felicia Baffour of Ghana shows off her new citizenship documents as she stands with her husband, Dave Baffour, and their children, Jaiden and Victoria. The family lives in Fredericksburg. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

New U.S. citizens About 100 people from nearly 50 countries took the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens during an Independence Day ceremony outside …

Published on July 12, 2019

GRTC buses, like the one shown, kept their headlights on Tuesday in honor of late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, who helped launch the modern Civil Rights Movement. She lit the spark 65 years ago on Dec. 1, 1955, when she was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person and move to the rear of the bus that was reserved for Black people. Her action led to a yearlong public transit system boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a U.S Supreme Court decision extending a ban on segregated public transit seating to previously exempt local bus systems. Because of the pandemic, GRTC dropped its tradition of reserving the front bus seat in honor of Ms. Parks, who died in 2005. A special message honoring Ms. Parks was included on the rotating messages on the digital header signs on each bus, GRTC officials stated.

GRTC buses, like the one shown, kept their headlights on Tuesday in honor of late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, who helped launch the modern …

Published on December 3, 2020

Current and former residents of Westwood celebrate last Sunday a new state historical marker honoring the community in Richmond’s West End that was started by formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Location of marker: Willow Lawn Drive and Dunbar Street. Residents built homes, a church, a school and businesses, as well as social and cultural organizations in the community that originally was a part of Henrico County. It was annexed to Richmond in 1942 and residents later successfully fought attempts by city officials to demolish the community and replace it with a public park. Westwood Baptist Church remains the most prominent landmark. Kathleen Hopkins Valentine, 93, seated at right, is the oldest resident living in Westwood. She said she and her family moved when she was 4 from Philadelphia to what was then called Westwood Village. Others pictured here are, from left, Kelly Johnson Crowder, whose mother, Jane Cooper Johnson, integrated Westhampton Junior High and Thomas Jefferson High School in the early 1960s; Charlene Hopkins, kneeling, and Frances Bush Jones, both cousins of tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr., whose grandparents lived in Westwood; Warrick Taylor, a former Westwood resident; Norfolk State University professor Dr. Colita Nichols Fairfax, immediate past chair of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, kneeling, and her mother, Brenda Dabney Nichols, who was born and raised in Westwood; and Lennie Anderson Thornton, a former Westwood resident. The Friends of Westwood Playground paid for the marker.

Current and former residents of Westwood celebrate last Sunday a new state historical marker honoring the community in Richmond’s West End that was started by …

Published on August 26, 2021

On Sept. 12, Tynashia ‘Nae’ Humphrey, 15, was walking to the store in her Gilpin Court neighborhood when she was killed by a bullet not intended for her. In response to her killing last week, a march and rally were organized from the parking lot of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church to the steps of the John Marshall Courts Building on Sunday, Sept. 18. Participants included Ms. Humphrey’s family members, friends and others who mourn her death.

On Sept. 12, Tynashia ‘Nae’ Humphrey, 15, was walking to the store in her Gilpin Court neighborhood when she was killed by a bullet not …

Published on September 22, 2022

Gov. Ralph S. Northam greets 3-year-old Kamara Townes following the Jan. 7 renaming and dedication of a row of state-owned historic homes on Governor Street in Capitol Square. Both the governor and the youngster occupy a place in Virginia history. Gov. Northam is the 73rd governor of the Commonwealth, serving from Jan. 13, 2018, until his term ends this Saturday, Jan. 15. Last week, he dedicated the three newly renovated buildings, formerly known as Morson’s Row, in honor of Dr. William Ferguson “Fergie” Reid, the first Black person elected to the General Assembly following Reconstruction. One of the three buildings now called Reid’s Row was dedicated as the “Townes House,” in recognition of the Townes family that has worked at the Executive Mansion since the 1970s. Kamara is the youngest of that historic lineage. Her father, Martin C. Townes Jr., and his parents and sister are the current Townes family members serving there. Mr. Townes is the deputy butler, while his father, Martin “Tutti” Townes, is the head butler.

Gov. Ralph S. Northam greets 3-year-old Kamara Townes following the Jan. 7 renaming and dedication of a row of state-owned historic homes on Governor Street …

Published on January 13, 2022