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Baseball pioneer Ernie Banks dies at 83
Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, the pioneering and famously affable slugger hailed by the team as “the greatest Cub in franchise history,” died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at age 83, the club announced.
Hammond moving quickly to shore up VSU
Dr. Pamela V. Hammond radiates energy and optimism in her new role as interim president of Virginia State University. “Every day there is something new to celebrate” she tells anyone who will listen.
Longtime John Marshall coach Frank Threatts Jr., 78, dies
Though he stood just 5-foot-5, Frank Threatts Jr. cast a powerful shadow over area high school basketball for the better part of a half century.
Morrissey busted on new charges
The situation has gone from bad to worse for scandal-tarred Delegate Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey.
General Assembly ousts Jamison, welcomes McClenney
Birdie Hairston Jamison has just a bit more than 10 months to preside over the Richmond Traffic Court.
Kearse helps VSU to 64-45 victory in Freedom Classic
It is fitting Lamar Kearse wears blue and orange jersey No. 3 for the Virginia State University’s Trojans.
New VSU football coach has Trojan roots
Byron Douglas Thweatt says becoming the head football coach at Virginia State University is “like coming home.”
Mother of Bishop Glenn succumbs at 77
New Deliverance Evangelistic Church Bishop Gerald O. Glenn credits his mother, Joan P. Andrews, for providing the guidance he needed as a young man to follow his call to ministry.
New SCLC chapter chartered in Richmond
The Rev. Dwayne E. Whitehead is the leader of a new Richmond area chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Equitable, fair procurement practices needed
What is the effect of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order calling for 42 percent of spending in various state executive branch contracts be conducted with small businesses with minority or female ownership?
All those times Buick LaCrosse made a cameo in film and you kind of gasped
Sponsored by Buick
The internet is amazing – granted – but when we set out to research the Buick LaCrosse in film or TV, we didn’t anticipate finding a populated find-your-car-in-media database. Or did we?
Women in STEM: 10 quotes by GM’s Alicia Boler-Davis
See how she got to the top and why she’s staying there
We curated Boler-Davis interviews and speeches on YouTube, and here are 10 direct quotes from the mind making the connection between GM and you. Number one is ridiculously inspiring. Let’s start with the basics. Boler-Davis recently – and by recently we mean earlier this month – told Fortune Magazine how she discovered her potential in engineering; she wasn’t born a VP, you know.
Personality: John S. Finn Jr.
John Finn is the first African-American to hold the association’s top volunteer post and brings leadership diversity to an organization with a diverse membership.
Judge defends record
Embattled Judge Birdie Hairston Jamison defended her record on the Richmond General District Court and urged skeptical legislators to re-elect her to a new term.
The Continentals give ‘Gift of Warmth’
As winter descends upon us, many Richmond children face cold days without a coat to protect them from the elements.
Harlem Globetrotters to bring skills, laughs to Coliseum
There are two things the Harlem Globetrotters do better than any other basketball team — win all their games and put smiles on the faces of fans of all ages.
Park service to hold special tours at Maggie Walker house
It has been 80 years since the death of Maggie L. Walker, the pioneer businesswoman from Richmond. For five days next week, the National Park Service will commemorate that anniversary.
VSU takes bite out of VUU in Big Apple
Until now, the Big Apple Classic was more like the “Rotten Apple Classic” for Virginia State University basketball.
Havoc blown by U.Va.
Havoc has been dealt a black eye, and now another tough customer packing a punch is headed this way.
Nation’s first elected black governor feted at gala
L. Douglas Wilder wore his million dollar smile as he entered the ballroom at the Downtown hotel where nearly 500 people had gathered to honor him.
