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RISC gets affordable housing commitments from some City Council members

A coalition of religious and community groups have received new commitments from City Council members to address affordable housing, including the state of mobile homes, in the city.

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Personality: Ellery D. Lundy

Spotlight on founder and president of Broken Men Foundation and Youth Academy

For the last seven years, Ellery Dean Lundy has strived, in his own words, “to make broken youth better men.”

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Cary C. Mitchell, clothing designer to athletes and a Richmond legacy sports backer, dies at 62

Top Black athletes found their way to Richmond native Cary C. Mitchell when they wanted to look their best.

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Zambian mission trip spurs desire to forge greater ties for Dr. Michael Jones

It is not unusual for church members to go on mission trips to provide help and support to those in need in other countries. However, Dr. Michael J. Jones said he and a small delegation from the Village of Faith Ministries that he led to rural Chibombo, Zambia, may have received as much as they gave.

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New book reveals details about Mary Lumpkin and the slave jail that became VUU

The stories of enslaved Black women largely have been erased from American history.

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Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards

Jon Batiste had the most Grammy Award nominations and his five wins on Sunday night outpaced everyone, yet he somehow seemed the biggest surprise on a joyous night for music that washed away some of the bad taste left by the Oscars a week earlier.

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Really honoring Black women by Dr. E. Faye Williams

There are right ways and wrong ways to accomplish most things. A few days ago, the world witnessed the wrong way to defend and honor women, if that is what Will Smith thought he was doing.

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He’s back, ready to win

Golf superstar Tiger Woods is back, and he says he believes he can win.

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Personality: Dr. Regenia A. Perry

Spotlight on groundbreaking art historian and collector of African-American folk art

Growing up poor in Clarksville, Dr. Regenia A. Perry was regarded as a lost cause by some teachers in the community, unlikely to amount to much because of her outspoken and inquisitive nature.

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Motion Picture Academy condemns Will Smith’s actions, launches inquiry

It has been called “the slap heard around the world.”

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Not letting anyone steal our joy, by Ben Jealous

A congressional meeting room might be the last place people would expect to find joy.

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Richmond, not Petersburg, should have new ONE Casino + Resort

My family has built a successful multimillion-dollar business empire over 70 years, starting in 1963 with Jet Bargain Stores (six locations), Hawk’s BBQ & Seafood (five locations), Indian Head Hair Grease 1965, Mascot Gas & Oil (six locations) and Crawley’s Nursing Home and Crawley’s Funeral Home. In my business and professional opinion, I was impressed after reading the proposal for ONE Casino + Resort.

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Hampton U. offers free tuition to students displaced from Ukraine

Hampton University is offering free tuition, room and board to Ukrainian and international students displaced by the ongoing Russian invasion of the Eastern European nation.

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Fox students return to in-person classes at First Baptist Church

As the sun rose at 7:15 a.m. Monday, a parade of happy and enthusiastic parents with their elementary-age children made the trek to school at Richmond’s First Baptist Church on Monument Avenue.

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Black Americans and principles of democracy, by Ben Jealous

Anti-democratic authoritarianism is on the rise both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is easier to recognize overseas.

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Dauntless

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson deflects Republican attacks

Republicans on Wednesday pressed their attacks on a range of issues against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, as she inched closer to the end of an intense two days of questioning with Democrats coming to her defense.

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Personality: Carolyn Glenn Ethridge Harrington

Spotlight on president of NCNW’s Chesterfield Metro Area Section

In late 2020, Carolyn Glenn Ethridge Harrington began working with a group of Chesterfield County women looking to establish a resource to help address the needs of area schools, families and youths.

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Personality: William F. ‘Bill’ McGee

Spotlight on president of Richmond Chapter, Southern Christian Leadership Conference

William F. “Bill” McGee’s life has been closely connected to the fight for civil rights.

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Singer Traci Braxton of ‘Braxton Family Values’ dies at 50

Singer Traci Braxton, who was featured with her family in the reality television series “Braxton Family Values,” died at age 50 on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

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John Marshall High wins the crown!

There are 52 Class 2 high schools in Virginia, but there is only one John Marshall High School.