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Publisher announces new managing editor

I am pleased to announce that Bonnie Newman Davis has been appointed managing editor of the Richmond Free Press following the resignation of Bonnie Winston, who served in that role for seven years. Ms. Davis began her tenure with the Free Press on May 16.

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Roxanne W. Brinson, former RRHA manager, remembered

Roxanne White Brinson wore multiple hats in seeking to benefit others.

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Washington carries on HBCU tradition

BCU alumni are down but not out in the Nation’s Capital.

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Afro-Puerto Rican orchestra Kadencia appears on Apple TV+ Series ‘Swagger’

Virginia-based Afro-Puerto Rican orchestra, Kadencia, appears in Season 2, Episode 7 of the Apple TV+ series “Swagger.”

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Squirrels’ Kyle Harrison competes in upcoming All-Star games

The Richmond Flying Squirrels have one of the nation’s most promising prospects and his skills will be on full display this weekend in Los Angeles.

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Jackson Baynard named chief of Division of Fire

Henrico County appointed Jackson P.F. Baynard to serve as chief of the Division of Fire, effective Jan. 28.

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Va. University of Lynchburg announces 2021 football schedule

Virginia University of Lynchburg football players will be spending a lot of time on the road this upcoming season.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses move annual conventions online for second year

For the second consecutive year, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have canceled their large, in-person annual three-day conventions in Richmond and around the globe because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Plan to replace Public Safety Building gets greenlight from committee; heads to City Council for approval

City Hall’s proposal to sell off the decrepit, 64-year-old Public Safety Building in Downtown to a private group seeking to create a complex of offices and nonprofit hotels easily cleared a City Council committee Tuesday and is poised for adoption by the full council at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 22.

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Looking back

In 2022, sports brought every imaginable emotion.

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Smith says ‘anchors aweigh’

Basketball standout Kyah Smith has proven to be in ship-shape as a college freshman. The native Richmonder and former L.C. Bird High of Chesterfield star is making waves at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

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A Wilder celebration

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder will be celebrated for his 70 years of public service and historic achievements next year in “A National Ovation to L. Douglas Wilder.”

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Alphas trailblazers — again

When Tyler Parker, a member of the Henrico County Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, was informed by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources on Sept. 15, 2022, that its application for a “Trailblazers of a New Era” highway marker was approved, he knew the organization’s next steps.

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Trojans attract top-notch recruits

One of the most decorated high school football players in Richmond area history will continue to play locally ­ — at Virginia State University.

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U.S. cultural ambassador to speak at St. Philip’s Women’s Day program

Humanitarian and activist Yewande Austin, president of the Global Institute for Diversity and Change, will be the Women’s Day speaker at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday, May 21, at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 2900 Hanes Ave. Ms. Austin is an honorary U.S. cultural ambassador to the African nation of Malawi.

Trump ‘talking loud and saying nothing’

Donald Trump is not fit to be the U.S. commander in chief. Reasons?

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Federal agency investigating local postal union election

The U.S. Labor Department is investigating the conduct of the Dec. 16 election of officers for the Richmond-based Old Dominion Branch Local 496 of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

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Kiana Johnson breaking records for Lady Panthers

Kiana Johnson is rewriting the women’s basketball record book at Virginia Union University. The senior guard from Chicago eclipsed two standards in VUU’s 85-68 win over Lincoln University of Pennsylvania last Saturday at Barco-Stevens Hall.

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Richmond schools to be closed Jan. 27

Richmond Public Schools will be closed Monday, Jan. 27, because a large number of teachers will be attending the Virginia Education Association’s “Fund Our Future” rally at the State Capitol advocating for more state funding for public schools.

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Omarosa to join ‘Celebrity Big Brother’

Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault, who exited the Trump administration last year, was unveiled as one of the contestants for the CBS reality show “Celebrity Big Brother” in a promo aired by the network Sunday during the Grammy Awards.