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Bernice King discusses Fair Housing Act, made law after her father’s murder
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North Carolina’s largest public university, NC State, names new chancellor
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Pastor, professor hosting book signing at Good Shepherd Baptist Church
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Carlton T. Brooks, Richmond funeral director for seven decades, dies at 98
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Documentary screening to honor culinary pioneer Edna Lewis at Library of Virginia
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Winston-Salem State wins first CIAA women’s flag football championship
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Pastor, professor hosting book signing at Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, pastor of Good Shepherd Baptist Church and a professor at Virginia Union University, will host a …
Big dill: Regency Mall to host first Pickleball Festival
Pickleball takes center stage next month as the first Pickleball Festival comes to Regency Mall on Saturday, May 3, offering …
Winston-Salem State wins first CIAA women’s flag football championship
Winston-Salem State University made history Saturday by winning the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s inaugural Women’s Flag Football Championship, defeating Fayetteville …
Squirrels drop back-and-forth game to close road trip
Victor Bericoto launched two home runs, but the Richmond Flying Squirrels fell to the Harrisburg Senators, 8-6, in a back-and-forth …
‘Improper ideology’ or accurate history? by Clarence Page
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “improper …
Chaos wears a suit, and smirks
There he is again, a friend said to me and pointed at the television. Why won’t somebody stop him? I …