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Requiem for black people

Lorenzo Collins, Michael Carpenter, Roger Owensby Jr., Timothy Thomas, Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, Kenneth Walker, Sean Bell,

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Baton Rouge works to heal after shootings

BATON ROUGE, LA. On the affluent south side of Baton Rouge, a clutch of plastic balloons bobs in front of the gas station where a former Marine shot and killed three police officers last Sunday. On the impoverished north

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BET Awards honors Prince, Muhammad Ali

The BET Awards delivered an exciting night of tributes for Prince and Muhammad Ali between calls for action over gun violence, civil rights and presidential politics. These are the top moments from Sunday’s awards show held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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Stanback, Dowdy winning combo for Panthers

They may form the best lifeline combination since hydrogen and oxygen. The combination of William Stanback plus Shawheem Dowdy is the tip-top reason why Virginia Union University is still very much alive for the CIAA football championship.

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BeBe Winans’ life story on stage

BeBe Winans, the seventh son of the famous gospel singing Winans family, owes much of his fame to 1980s televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.

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Aunt Jemima being retired by Quaker Oats

America’s painful struggles over racism have finally caught up with Aunt Jemima, that ubiquitous fixture served up at breakfast tables for 131 years.

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Black lives celebrated and mourned at emotional BET Awards

Black power, suffering and the fight for justice took center stage at the BET Awards on Sunday, the first Black celebrity event since recent nationwide mass protests broke out over systemic racism.

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Old Moore Street School continues to deteriorate during inaction over future

Jerome Legions is preparing to go on the warpath over the condition of historic Moore Street School.

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In limbo: City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto casts decisive vote in latest poll on Coliseum project despite looming questions over his qualifications to hold 5th District seat

Richmond City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District, is continuing to play a prominent role on the nine-member governing board despite ongoing concerns about the legality of his seat on council since his move last summer to another council district.

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City Council expands VCU Police jurisdiction

A packed Richmond City Council meeting turned unruly Monday night as residents and council members clashed over an ordinance to expand the jurisdiction of Virginia Commonwealth University Police.

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Growing rift

City Council members angered by their colleagues’ action on Coliseum replacement proposal

The divisions among City Council members over the Coliseum replacement plan appear to be hardening.

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Echoes of Minneapolis, Charleston, by Dr. E. Faye Williams

I was shocked! I was appalled! I was infuriated by the callous attack on innocent Black people at the Tops Friendly Markets store on May 14 in Buffalo, N.Y. Without having to be told, when I heard the racial breakdown of the victims, I knew that it was a racially motivated hate crime.

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Super performances expected from Devin White and Tyrann Mathieu in Super Bowl LV

If Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes are the rocket launchers for Super Bowl LV, then Devin White and Tyrann Mathieu represent the anti-aircraft.

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Average White Band headlines this year’s 2nd Street Festival

Beloved festival celebrates 35 years in Historic Jackson Ward

The 2nd Street Festival will marks its 35th anniversary when it returns Oct. 7-8 to historic Jackson Ward.

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‘As a parent, I’m scared’

Kenya Gibson begs RPS Board to act quickly to curtail violence among students

Emotions ran high during Monday’s Richmond School Board meeting, as members discussed and argued over the proper path to improve school safety, following multiple security failures, shootings and deaths this year.

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L.A. Lakers win 17th NBA crown, with James claiming 4th Finals MVP award

If LeBron James ever wants to make a case for being the NBA’s greatest ever, he might submit the video of Game 6 of the 2020 NBA Finals as compelling evidence.

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Complexion of U.S. soccer team changes

With 15 players of color on a 23-man roster, the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team is diverse like never before. Now Americans are hoping the team will win like never before.

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Historic site review slows rail lines planned over historic Black cemetery

Could a long-hidden Black cemetery impact plans to improve rail service between Richmond’s Main Street Station and Union Station in Washington, D.C.?

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A bit of turkey with your football on Thanksgiving Day?

Thanksgiving can be a day for excesses. Three plates of goodies and a triple helping of NFL are forecast for homes all over Richmond.

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‘Please run for School Board’, by Julianne Malveaux

Critical race theory, or CRT, asserts that racism is woven into the very fabric of our nation’s institutions.