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Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died Thursday, June 29, 2023, at age 95.

Virginia colleges pivot post-affirmative action decision

Colleges and universities in Virginia are adjusting in the wake of a supreme Court decision last week that ended affirmative action in higher education.

Chaos and violence

Mass shootings claim lives at gatherings over July Fourth holiday

Mass shootings broke out at festivals, block parties and other gatherings in a handful of cities this week as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July. Gun violence that flared in Washington, D.C, Louisiana, Florida, Philadelphia, Texas and Baltimore left more than a dozen dead and almost 60 wounded — including children as young as 2 years old.

Personality: Joye B. Moore

2023 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Region 2023 winner for Best Peach Pie in the Country by American Pie Council

Joye B. Moore’s recipe for sweet potato pie was handed down from the women in her family going back to her great-great-great grandmother, Susan Mae Howell.

Faith and fate of affirmative action

It’s a different colorblindness than the one envisioned in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina comes in a year of 60th anniversaries in American civil rights history.

Weathering the storm

Lady Tomahawk’s promising start fizzles in weekend downpour

The RVA Lady Tomahawks were rolling along and enjoying a football season of mostly sunshine and blue skies. And then the storm hit, literally and figuratively.

Virginia Folklife event presents Afro-Puerto Rican band Kadencia

Kadencia, a play on the word “cadence” in Spanish, is an 11-member band led by father-son duo Maurice Sanabria-Ortiz and Maurice “Tito” Sanabria, 43.

City residents’ delinquent taxes pile up

Thousands of Richmond residents are ignoring City Hall tax bills on cars, trucks, boats, trailer homes, recreational vehicles and other such personal property.

Richmond casino gets boost

Richmond advocates for a casino gained a boost when talks between house and senate negotiators over an amended state budget collapsed last week, although public school and mental health advocates were left disappointed.

General Assembly likely to have record number of Black members

Now that primary results are in, the battle for control of the legislature begins in earnest ahead of the Nov. 7 general election.

City residents’ utility bills increase

Effective with the July bills, Richmond residents will be charged at least $8.70 more per month for public utilities, including water, sewer service, natural gas and stormwater controls.

Color struck court

For many of us, the joys of summer involve spending time in our gardens, toiling intently until a chorus of red, white, blue or purple flora reveal a luminous rainbow to be admired by anyone in sight. Yet, too often, the tranquility of such artistry is shaken by a sudden sting or bite from other earthly inhabitants known as mosquitoes, hornets and snakes. Once attacked, we may recoil from spending so much time outside, reminded that although humans need many of those unwieldy creatures for survival, their venom can be deadly. Which leads us to compare our multi-legged and winged outdoor companions to our far right two-legged friends who spend much of their time sitting inside the U.S. Supreme Court.

Holistic approach an alternative to affirmative action, by Clarence Page

Reading about the Supreme Court’s unsurprising affirmative action ruling, I was reminded of Sen. Hubert Humphrey’s defense of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act.

‘Our country has never been colorblind’, by Dr. E. Faye Williams

Elections always have consequences and this week we experienced Part Two of the Pro-Republican/Pro-Conservative Supreme Court. When we connect the dots, we realize the connection between Donald Trump and three of the six justices who voted to terminate Rowe AND eliminate affirmative action in college admissions.

The aftermath of mass shootings infiltrates every corner of survivors’ lives

More than a year after 11-year-old Mayah Zamora was airlifted out of Uvalde, Texas, where she was critically injured in the Robb Elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers, the family is still reeling.

VUU Athletic Hall of Fame announces 2023 inductees

Soon it will be time to dust off the old scrapbook at Virginia Union University. Reliving past greatness will be the theme Sept. 22 when Virginia Union University celebrates its Hall of Fame Class for 2023.

HU’s Godwin and Garvin heading to Harlem’s HBCU classic

Hampton University will be well represented at the HBCU All-Star Dream Classic Aug. 5 at the famed Rucker Park in Harlem.

Griner to play in WNBA All Star Game

Brittney Griner has picked up right where she left off in 2021.

German goes from zero to hero

The New York Yankees’ Domingo German was a somewhat ordinary big league pitcher until June 28, when ordinary turned into extraordinary.

Grammys CEO: ‘Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. Period.’

Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in machine learning sparked headlines: “Only human creators” could win the music industry’s highest honor in a decision aimed at the use of artificial intelligence in popular music.