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For more than 13 years, Oliver Rodney “Rod” Hunt Singleton played a critical role in providing more opportunities to minority-owned businesses as the president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Business League in Jackson Ward.

For more than 13 years, Oliver Rodney “Rod” Hunt Singleton played a critical role in providing more opportunities to minority-owned businesses as the president and …

Published on April 15, 2016

Carefree // As her friend looks on, Shaniy Smith, 6, maneuvers her skateboard down steps along a walkway in Richmond’s Gilpin Court as they joyfully played Monday in the sunshine. In the background, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham and other officers walk through the public housing community meeting with neighbors to talk about their safety concerns. They later convened at the Calhoun Community Center to talk about a sudden spike in major crimes, especially gun violence, this year. Chief Durham conducted a similar walk Tuesday in the Randolph community.

Carefree // As her friend looks on, Shaniy Smith, 6, maneuvers her skateboard down steps along a walkway in Richmond’s Gilpin Court as they joyfully …

Published on April 8, 2016

Richmond Circuit Court Chief Judge Clarence N. Jenkins Jr. stands with his son, Clarence N. Jenkins III, at Garland Avenue Baptist Church following Sunday’s Men’s Day service.

Richmond Circuit Court Chief Judge Clarence N. Jenkins Jr. stands with his son, Clarence N. Jenkins III, at Garland Avenue Baptist Church following Sunday’s Men’s …

Published on March 25, 2016

Dr. edwards

Dr. edwards

Published on February 19, 2016

The Highland Springs Marching Battalion swings into action at the ceremony celebrating the state’s No. 1 football team. The band played Tuesday as the champions paraded from the school to Kreiter Stadium and the cheers of jubilant students and fans.

The Highland Springs Marching Battalion swings into action at the ceremony celebrating the state’s No. 1 football team. The band played Tuesday as the champions …

Published on December 18, 2015

Holiday spirit on parade // Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham delivers personal and up close greetings to spectators along the parade route.

Holiday spirit on parade // Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham delivers personal and up close greetings to spectators along the parade route.

Published on December 11, 2015

On Monday, two of Ms. Rasin’s sisters, from left, Albertina Walker and Tina Edwards, accompanied Richmond Acting Deputy Police Chief Steve Drew as he took a turkey and fixings to a family in the Richmond Dairy Apartments in Jackson Ward. Right, Chief Durham hugs Ladonna Thompson after Ms. Rasin’s sisters presented her with a Thanksgiving dinner basket.

On Monday, two of Ms. Rasin’s sisters, from left, Albertina Walker and Tina Edwards, accompanied Richmond Acting Deputy Police Chief Steve Drew as he took …

Published on November 25, 2015

In Alicia Rasin’s memory // Delivering turkeys and other Thanksgiving fixings, warm hugs and big smiles, Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr., police officers, area ministers and community leaders this week carried on the holiday tradition of giving to families started by the late Alicia Rasin, the city’s “Ambassador of Compassion.” Ms. Rasin, who helped families of homicide victims and others, succumbed to heart failure in early October.

In Alicia Rasin’s memory // Delivering turkeys and other Thanksgiving fixings, warm hugs and big smiles, Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, …

Published on November 25, 2015

Judge Jamison retiring // Family and friends join in unveiling the portrait of outgoing Judge Birdie Hairston Jamison, right, that will hang in the Richmond General District Court. With her at Friday’s ceremony at the Manchester Courthouse are, from left: Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr., Judge Jamison’s sister, Paige Hairston, Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, former Delegate Jean W. Cunningham, Richmond General District Court Chief Judge D. Eugene Cheek, former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III and Judge Jamison’s other sister, Mable Lewis. Judge Jamison, 57, is the dean of the state’s traffic court judges. She began hearing cases in Richmond in 1991. Her tenure on the court officially ends Tuesday, Nov. 30. She must step down because the General Assembly declined to reappoint her to a new term last January. Numerous speakers at the retirement ceremony lauded her service to the court.

Judge Jamison retiring // Family and friends join in unveiling the portrait of outgoing Judge Birdie Hairston Jamison, right, that will hang in the Richmond …

Published on November 25, 2015

Historic inauguration at UR - Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher, center, receives the sterling silver Presidential Chain of Office at the University of Richmond from President Emeritus Edward L. Ayers and Dr. Kristine A. Nolin, university marshal and associate professor of chemistry.

Historic inauguration at UR - Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher, center, receives the sterling silver Presidential Chain of Office at the University of Richmond from President …

Published on November 6, 2015

Lamont Bagby, the newest member of the House of Delegates, center, talks with supporters Tuesday night during his victory celebration at a Shockoe Bottom restaurant. They are, from left, Mayor Dwight C. Jones; restaurant owner Genet Semere; Grant Neely, the mayor’s chief of staff; the Rev. Tyrone E. Nelson of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors; and Levar Stoney, secretary of the commonwealth

Lamont Bagby, the newest member of the House of Delegates, center, talks with supporters Tuesday night during his victory celebration at a Shockoe Bottom restaurant. …

Published on July 24, 2015

Chief Durham

Chief Durham

Published on July 16, 2015

Joyce “Pale Moon” Krigsvold, a volunteer at the Pamunkey Indian Museum and Cultural Center on the reservation and an expert potter, stands near a likeness of the first Pamunkey chief, Powhatan, on the tribal grounds in King William County.

Joyce “Pale Moon” Krigsvold, a volunteer at the Pamunkey Indian Museum and Cultural Center on the reservation and an expert potter, stands near a likeness …

Published on July 9, 2015

CHIEF JAILBIRD- “Help me make bail — I’m an MDA jailbird.” That was the good-natured Facebook post from Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, who was locked up at a Downtown restaurant last Thursday. His crime: “Having a Big Heart.” The chief and 75 other Richmond community leaders went behind bars at various locations, with their “bail” money pledged by people in the community raising more than $65,000 to help send 55 children to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp in Wakefield, according to MDA officials. The donations also will support MDA’s clinical services at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. The chief had raised more than $2,400 in donations by Tuesday.

CHIEF JAILBIRD- “Help me make bail — I’m an MDA jailbird.” That was the good-natured Facebook post from Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, who was …

Published on July 3, 2015

ROLLING WITH THE CHIEF - Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, center, offers a double wave Saturday morning before he and about 100 young bike riders took off from Gilpin Court in Jackson Ward for a 5K ride around Richmond. Right, Officer Paul Lewis helps Jessica White choose the right bike for the ride. The city sponsored the event, in which 100 new bicycles and helmets were given to youths ages 8 to 18. The ride was the latest of Chief Durham’s efforts to strengthen law enforcement ties with the community. It was followed by Family Day at the Calhoun Family Investment Center.

ROLLING WITH THE CHIEF - Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham, center, offers a double wave Saturday morning before he and about 100 young bike riders …

Published on June 19, 2015

Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham works at strengthening community ties by attending community meetings and leading anti-violence rallies, including this one May 12 in the Mosby Court public housing community.

Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham works at strengthening community ties by attending community meetings and leading anti-violence rallies, including this one May 12 in the …

Published on June 5, 2015

Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons, left, who presided at the court’s special session, talks with Attorney General Mark R. Herring, who spoke at the court session commemorating the ODBA’s 75th anniversary.

Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons, left, who presided at the court’s special session, talks with Attorney General Mark R. Herring, who spoke at the court …

Published on June 5, 2015

The Old Dominion Bar Association’s annual conference opened last Thursday with a special session of the Supreme Court of Virginia, where the African-American justices who have served on the state’s highest court were recognized. The honorees, left to right, retired Justice John Charles Thomas, Linda G. Hassell, widow of the late Chief Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr., Justice Cleo E. Powell, and Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn.

The Old Dominion Bar Association’s annual conference opened last Thursday with a special session of the Supreme Court of Virginia, where the African-American justices who …

Published on June 5, 2015

Richmond General District Court Judge Birdie H. Jamison, Chief Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Hudson and 4th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Roger L. Gregory attend an ODBA reception at the state Capitol rotunda Thursday.

Richmond General District Court Judge Birdie H. Jamison, Chief Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Hudson and 4th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Roger L. Gregory attend an …

Published on June 5, 2015

A passer-by gives a high-five to the likeness of Barbara Rose Johns at the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial at Capitol Square in Downtown. Unveiled in 2008, the memorial celebrates Ms. Johns and others whose protests and lawsuits brought an end to the Jim Crow-mandated separation of black and white students in public schools. In 1951 at age 16, Ms. Johns led a student walkout from a decaying high school in Prince Edward County. The legal case that grew from that protest helped generate the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision on May 17, 1954 — 61 years ago last Sunday. That remarkable decision outlawed public school segregation and became a major step toward ending legal apartheid in this country. Other figures on the memorial include, front, the late NAACP attorneys Oliver W. Hill and Spottswood W. Robinson III, both of Richmond, who represented Ms. Johns and others in Prince Edward County and whose legal attack on segregation became part of the Brown case. Right, figures celebrate courageous Virginians who marched, protested and helped bring down segregation, serving as a reminder of the role of ordinary citizens in shaping public policy.

A passer-by gives a high-five to the likeness of Barbara Rose Johns at the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial at Capitol Square in Downtown. Unveiled in …

Published on May 22, 2015