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Happily natural - Valerie Ashe, left, discusses her husband Bert Ashe’s book, “Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles,” with Gigi Garnett, center, and Dina Elliott last Saturday at the 13th Annual Happily Natural Day at Plant Zero on South Side.

Happily natural - Valerie Ashe, left, discusses her husband Bert Ashe’s book, “Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles,” with Gigi Garnett, center, and Dina Elliott last Saturday …

Published on September 4, 2015

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

Cast members perform during a rehearsal Sept. 24 of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” an opera by jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The opera, the first by a Black composer in Met history, is based on the 2014 memoir of New York Times columnist Charles Blow.

Cast members perform during a rehearsal Sept. 24 of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” an opera by jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, at …

Published on September 30, 2021

“I have been prevented from being in my children’s lives,” said Tina D. Woodson of Hanover County. Ms. Woodson holds her youngest child, whom the Hanover County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court allowed to remain with her, but not her other three children. “It’s unbelievable.”

“I have been prevented from being in my children’s lives,” said Tina D. Woodson of Hanover County. Ms. Woodson holds her youngest child, whom the …

Published on December 28, 2023

Honoring Alicia Rasin // The Rev. Ben Campbell leads a prayer at the June 7 dedication of the “Peace Fountain” in Jefferson Park in the East End in tribute to the late Alicia Rasin, Richmond’s longtime volunteer “ambassador of compassion.” Before her death last October, Ms. Rasin devoted her efforts to comforting families of homicide victims. For more than 20 years, she organized vigils for the bereaved and funerals for those killed. She also founded and led Citizens Against Crime to galvanize community efforts to halt the killings and provide information to police to make arrests. The fountain, installed across the street from Ms. Rasin’s longtime residence on Princess Anne Avenue, is a gift to the city from the J. Fulmer Bright Foundation and was secured for the site by the Friends of Jefferson Park. The city also has installed an honorary street sign bearing Ms. Rasin’s name on Princess Anne Avenue.

Honoring Alicia Rasin // The Rev. Ben Campbell leads a prayer at the June 7 dedication of the “Peace Fountain” in Jefferson Park in the …

Published on June 17, 2016

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

Julie Morris of South Side: “I’m thankful for health, friends and family. I’m also thankful for my safety, particularly with so much talk about terrorists and immigrants that could mean harm to us. I think we’re very safe here in the United States. I think you’re more likely to get killed by a car than by a terrorist attack.”

Julie Morris of South Side: “I’m thankful for health, friends and family. I’m also thankful for my safety, particularly with so much talk about terrorists …

Published on November 25, 2015

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

“Wakanda Weekend” organizers include, from left, standing: Left to right, Connie McGowan, owner/ photographer, House of Photography by Connie & Co.; Toni Blue Washington, owner, The Blue Print, LLC. Seated, from left: Marchelle Roane, owner, My Twisted Wrist; George ‘Brak’ Braxton, owner, EpiQ Holdings LLC; Renee Johnson, owner, The PenStops Here LLC.

“Wakanda Weekend” organizers include, from left, standing: Left to right, Connie McGowan, owner/ photographer, House of Photography by Connie & Co.; Toni Blue Washington, owner, …

Published on November 10, 2022

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

Joanne H. Murray is focusing on finding a full-time job now that she is no longer homeless.

Joanne H. Murray is focusing on finding a full-time job now that she is no longer homeless.

Published on February 13, 2015

Gitanjali Rao is featured on the cover of TIME magazine. She was named TIME magazine’s and Nickelodeon’s first Kid of the Year.

Gitanjali Rao is featured on the cover of TIME magazine. She was named TIME magazine’s and Nickelodeon’s first Kid of the Year.

Published on December 10, 2020

Richmond Jazz Festival brings the music to Maymont- Singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill demonstrates her range as she plays the guitar.

Richmond Jazz Festival brings the music to Maymont- Singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill demonstrates her range as she plays the guitar.

Published on August 14, 2015

Kanye West and Taylor Swift — together again — as she welcomes him to the stage.

Kanye West and Taylor Swift — together again — as she welcomes him to the stage.

Published on September 4, 2015

Kicks for the kids // Deatrice Lightfoot, right, helps 4-year-old Tmykah Phinazee by tying the laces of the shoes she was trying on.

Kicks for the kids // Deatrice Lightfoot, right, helps 4-year-old Tmykah Phinazee by tying the laces of the shoes she was trying on.

Published on September 2, 2016

Terranysha Ferguson holds her son, Christian Phillips, as she sits Sunday with the rest of her family at the Houston Convention Center.

Terranysha Ferguson holds her son, Christian Phillips, as she sits Sunday with the rest of her family at the Houston Convention Center.

Published on September 1, 2017

Joanne H. Murray enjoys the one-bedroom apartment she moved into late last month on North Side with the help of several agencies.

Joanne H. Murray enjoys the one-bedroom apartment she moved into late last month on North Side with the help of several agencies.

Published on February 13, 2015

Easter events in the city //Destini Spain shows off the colorful bonnet she crafted alongside scores of other youngsters.

Easter events in the city //Destini Spain shows off the colorful bonnet she crafted alongside scores of other youngsters.

Published on March 31, 2016

“Foundation of the World (A Dream of My Mother)” by Thornton Dial, 1994, welded steel rods, tin, rope, carpet, rope fiber, wood, burlap, enamel, spray paint and industrial sealing compound. Photo by Steve Pitkin/Pitkin Studio © Estate of Thornton Dial/Artist Rights Society

“Foundation of the World (A Dream of My Mother)” by Thornton Dial, 1994, welded steel rods, tin, rope, carpet, rope fiber, wood, burlap, enamel, spray …

Published on July 13, 2018