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Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been her 157th birthday on July 15. While she is best known as the first Black woman to found and serve as president of a bank in the United States, she also was a civil rights and voting rights advocate, newspaper publisher, store owner and politician and all around community leader. Kaylee Vaughn, 3, adorned with a crown, plays with Legos during a “Kid-Preneur Fair” at St. Luke Legacy Center on East Laburnum Avenue in Henrico. It was the culminating activity of the center’s weeklong celebration highlighting and honoring Mrs. Walker.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been …

Published on July 29, 2021

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been her 157th birthday on July 15. While she is best known as the first Black woman to found and serve as president of a bank in the United States, she also was a civil rights and voting rights advocate, newspaper publisher, store owner and politician and all around community leader. Melvin Jones Jr., a graduate of the former Maggie L. Walker High School and president of the Maggie L. Walker Statue Foundation, places flowers July 15 at her statue in Downtown at Adams and Broad streets. The statue serves as a gateway to Jackson Ward where Mrs. Walker lived and did much of her work.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been …

Published on July 29, 2021

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been her 157th birthday on July 15. While she is best known as the first Black woman to found and serve as president of a bank in the United States, she also was a civil rights and voting rights advocate, newspaper publisher, store owner and politician and all around community leader. Mrs. Walker was a founding member of the Richmond Branch NAACP; helped lead a boycott of the racially segregated Richmond trolley system; was the first Black woman to run for statewide office in 1921 in seeking to become state superintendent of public education; and was grand secretary of the Order of St. Luke, leading the fraternal society in opening a department store, producing a newspaper and creating the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been …

Published on July 29, 2021

Me and my shadow-Daphne Lions, 6, mirrors dance techniques taught last Saturday by her instructor, Cynthia Thomas Rustin, owner and operator of World Fitness Dance Academy in Glen Allen. As part of COVID-19 safety protocol, dance students wear masks, have their temperatures taken, wash their hands and feet and stay socially distanced.

Me and my shadow-Daphne Lions, 6, mirrors dance techniques taught last Saturday by her instructor, Cynthia Thomas Rustin, owner and operator of World Fitness Dance …

Published on May 13, 2021

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been her 157th birthday on July 15. While she is best known as the first Black woman to found and serve as president of a bank in the United States, she also was a civil rights and voting rights advocate, newspaper publisher, store owner and politician and all around community leader. Her home at 110 ½ E. Leigh St. is a national historic site run by the National Park Service, which held a public celebration of Mrs. Walker’s birthday July 17 in the courtyard behind her home and the NPS visitors’ center on the site at 600 N. 2nd St. Samuel L. Houston, 11, of Short Pump enjoys a birthday celebration cupcake in the courtyard, where he joined with his parents, Pamela and Cedric Houston, to learn about Mrs. Walker and her legacy.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Walker! Richmond area residents took time recently to remember pioneering Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in honor of what would have been …

Published on July 29, 2021

Ms. McQueen proudly stands in front of the new marker that she successfully lobbied the state Department of Historic Resources to install.

Ms. McQueen proudly stands in front of the new marker that she successfully lobbied the state Department of Historic Resources to install.

Published on June 16, 2022

Dr. Derik E. Jones, left, and Dr. Dwight C. Jones, pastors of First Baptist Church of South Richmond, get a closer look at the new bronze sculpture “Hope Empowered by the Truth” with its creator, local artist Kathleen Lowry. The 150-pound sculpture was unveiled at the Decatur Street church on Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, during a ceremony viewed online by more than 200 people. Ms. Lowry donated the piece to the church after attending the socially distanced kickoff last September of First Baptist’s yearlong 200th anniversary celebration. She said the church seemed like the perfect home for the sculpture. “It is recognition of the work you do every day to promote peace in our country,” she said during Monday’s event. “Martin Luther King knew what would be necessary — faith, hopefulness, truth-telling, courage, resilience, kindness and forgiveness. And that is what you are doing and being in the struggle for equality and peace. It is an extremely tall order.” Members of the congregation will be able to see the artwork once the church reopens for in-person worship service. The church has held virtual services because of the pandemic.

Dr. Derik E. Jones, left, and Dr. Dwight C. Jones, pastors of First Baptist Church of South Richmond, get a closer look at the new …

Published on January 21, 2021

Confidently waiting: Columnist Zachary R. Woods, author of “Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America,” listens as he is introduced as the first speaker of the 2019 Carole Weinstein Author Series at the Library of Virginia in Downtown on March 5. The next speaker in the free series is Khizr Khan, author of “An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice.” He will speak at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Details: www.lva.virginia.gov. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Confidently waiting: Columnist Zachary R. Woods, author of “Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America,” listens as he …

Published on March 15, 2019

The 9th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont last weekend. On Saturday, Gladys Knight shows the crowd that she still has it.

The 9th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont last weekend. On Saturday, Gladys Knight shows the crowd that she still has it.

Published on August 17, 2018

Christal Corey, a civics and science teacher at Franklin Military Academy, beams after learning she is the 2023 Richmond Public Schools Teacher of the Year on Jan. 6.

Christal Corey, a civics and science teacher at Franklin Military Academy, beams after learning she is the 2023 Richmond Public Schools Teacher of the Year …

Published on January 12, 2023

Christal Corey, a civics and science teacher at Franklin Military Academy, beams after learning she is the 2023 Richmond Public Schools Teacher of the Year on Jan. 6.

Christal Corey, a civics and science teacher at Franklin Military Academy, beams after learning she is the 2023 Richmond Public Schools Teacher of the Year …

Published on January 12, 2023

Cheryl L. Burke beams with excitement as she watches the election results roll in Tuesday night at a victory party with family, friends and supporters at a restaurant in Shockoe Bottom.

Cheryl L. Burke beams with excitement as she watches the election results roll in Tuesday night at a victory party with family, friends and supporters …

Published on November 11, 2018

Tashawn D. Jones continues to recuperate at her mother’s home in Henrico County after transplant surgery in which she received part of a liver donated by her son, Au’Qwon M. Turner.

Tashawn D. Jones continues to recuperate at her mother’s home in Henrico County after transplant surgery in which she received part of a liver donated …

Published on December 24, 2020

Yasmeen Jaaber, 16, of Chesterfield County and a student at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, reads a poem she wrote during the climate change rally last Friday in Capitol Square.

Yasmeen Jaaber, 16, of Chesterfield County and a student at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, reads a poem she wrote during the climate change rally …

Published on September 27, 2019

The 9th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont last weekend. Vocalist Jassmeia Horn, 27, of Dallas, blows the crowd away Sunday. She is the 2015 Thelonious Monk Competition winner.

The 9th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont last weekend. Vocalist Jassmeia Horn, 27, of Dallas, blows the crowd away Sunday. She is the 2015 …

Published on August 17, 2018

Diamond McGhee was a majorette with the VUU Maroon Elegance twirlers for the last two years. She will see the band from a different vantage point in her new position as co-drum major.

Diamond McGhee was a majorette with the VUU Maroon Elegance twirlers for the last two years. She will see the band from a different vantage …

Published on September 6, 2019

During a private gathering prior to Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan’s official swearing-in ceremony, she poses for a group photo with her new Congressional staff, many of whom served on the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin’s staff.

During a private gathering prior to Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan’s official swearing-in ceremony, she poses for a group photo with her new Congressional staff, many …

Published on March 9, 2023

Vernice Breadon practices her solo in the Christmas hymn “O Holy Night” in preparation for the RVA Street Singers’ recent concert at Centenary United Methodist Church. She is accompanied by Sherri Matthews on the piano.

Vernice Breadon practices her solo in the Christmas hymn “O Holy Night” in preparation for the RVA Street Singers’ recent concert at Centenary United Methodist …

Published on December 27, 2019

Susan Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, poses for a photograph on Sunday with Chester Williams of Newport News. She was among several celebrities who attended the weekend commemoration events. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Susan Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, poses for a photograph on Sunday with Chester Williams of Newport News. She was among several celebrities who …

Published on August 30, 2019

Anthony Samuels of Trenton, N.J., gets close to the podium to photograph his daughter, VUU valedictorian Brielle Le’Shay Samuels, as she spoke during the ceremony. Tears of pride and joy streamed down his cheeks as he captured the moment.

Anthony Samuels of Trenton, N.J., gets close to the podium to photograph his daughter, VUU valedictorian Brielle Le’Shay Samuels, as she spoke during the ceremony. …

Published on May 12, 2022