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Harvin wins Ray Guy Award
Pressley Harvin III has become the first African-American to win the Ray Guy Award, presented to the nation’s most outstanding college football punter.
Candlelight Festival returns to UR
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Richmond’s annual “Candlelight Festival of Lessons and Carols” will return for its 49th year to ring in the Christmas holiday season.
VIA Heritage Association meeting May 21
The VIA Heritage Association will meet 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Azurest South Alumni House at Virginia State University.
Dominion Energy to cut bills
It will take a few months, but Dominion Energy expects to begin cutting electricity bills because of lower fuel costs for generating power.
John Marshall hoping to go the distance at state tourney
Richmond’s John Marshall High School is rumbling into the State 3A basketball tournament with a full head of steam.
John Marshall heads to Saturday’s state final
John Marshall High School has proven it’s tops in the Richmond area. Now the Justices are out to show they are No. 1 in Virginia.
Hurry, Jan. 20
We remain disgusted by President Trump and his continued assault on democracy — this time stemming from his refusal to accept the outcome of the November presidential election.
Area AKAs celebrate VP Harris’ inauguration
Members of six area Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapters put on their pearls and Chuck Taylor sneakers Wednesday evening and celebrated the inauguration of their sorority sister, Vice President Kamala Harris, with a Zoom event on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 6:08 to 7:08 p.m., homage to the sorority’s founding in 1908 at Howard University. The newly inaugurated vice president is a Howard University alumna.
Chiefs, 49ers primed for Super Bowl rematch
This year’s Super Bowl matchup features franchises with plenty of experience on football’s grandest stage.
Remembering an icon
The esteemed civil rights leader, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, a native of Richmond, would have celebrated her 112th birthday on Sunday, March 24. Although she died April 20, 2010, at age 98 in Washington, D.C., her legacy remains strong, especially in Richmond’s Blackwell neighborhood where she was born.
VCU’s Alie-Cox hit with assault charge
Virginia Commonwealth University basketball standout Mo Alie-Cox faces a misdemeanor assault and battery charge stemming from an April 3 altercation involving a woman at a nightclub. Alie-Cox is to appear in Richmond General District Court at 9 a.m. May 20.
Rising stars win Queen Classic events
Queen Harrison is believed to be the first female from an area high school to become an Olympic track and field athlete. Will Titiana Marsh become another?
Down Home Family Reunion returns for 26th year
The soulful sounds of The Intruders, the reggae rhythms of Adwela and the Uprising, and the salsa beats of Luis y Su Revolu will highlight the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion Aug. 20 at Abner Clay Park in Jackson Ward. The festival, which takes place next Saturday from 4 to 11 p.m. at Brook Road and West Clay Street, is billed as “A Celebration of African-American Folklife” and is designed to link West African and African-American cultural traditions, according to the Elegba Folklore Society, the festival presenter.
Richmond Black Widows fall 20-18 in championship game
Three failed extra point tries kept the Richmond Black Widows from a perfect ending to their inaugural season in the Women’s Football Alliance.
VCU snags another transfer player, Levi Stockard III
Seems like just about any college basketball story nowadays includes the word “transfer.”
Disasters happen; preparation is key
We hope that Hurricane Florence will come and go quickly, and that damage to people and property will be minimal despite the National Weather Service’s predictions of a likely wallop by wind, rain and flooding.
Matthew Shepard’s ashes interred in Washington
After 20 years without a permanent resting place, the remains of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old college student whose brutal murder in 1998 in Wyoming has come to symbolize the plight of the LGBTQ community in America, were interred at the Washington National Cathedral.
VCU’s Tillman breaks out with double-doubles
At least on the basketball floor, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Justin Tillman has double the appetite of most others.
Youth and climate change: A message for us all
Editorials
We applaud the advocacy and activism of young people locally and across the country in their efforts to create change and a better world. Such an effort is taking place Friday, Sept. 20, when young people around the world are leading a coordinated strike from school and work to protest government and business inaction on climate change.
