VMHC announces second grant cycle for history projects
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture will begin accepting applications Oct. 1 from state historical organizations for its second annual Commonwealth History Fund grant cycle. VMHC will again award approximately $400,000 to meet its pledge to distribute some $2 million over five years from the fund.
Culinary historian Michael W. Twitty is LVA’s literary awards speaker
James Beard award-winning author and cu- linary historian Michael W. Twitty will be the featured speaker during the Library of Virginia’s 25th Annual Literary Awards Celebration on Oct. 15.
VUU’s Grant thrills fans in opening win against VUL
If JahkariGrant’spassingarmgathered any rust after four years of inactivity, it didn’t show in his Sept. 1 Virginia Union University coming out party.
Student loan forgiveness is a drop in the bucket, by Julianne Malveaux
President Biden made a campaign promise to alleviate some student loan debt, and on Aug. 24, he honored his commitment.
Personality: Barbara S. Brown
Spotlight on Coming Together Virginia’s board chairwoman
Coming to the Table was founded in 2006 when a small group of descendants of slaves and slave holders met at a table in Harrisonburg with a goal of “Taking America Beyond the Legacy of Enslavement.”
Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say ‘no’
New booster shots are here and social distancing guidelines are easy but COVID-19 infections aren’t going away anytime soon, experts say. They predict the scourge that’s already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future.
SOL scores show symptom of larger problem
The Standards of Learning low test scores recently reported for Richmond Public Schools can partially be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students return to campus amid water crisis in Mississippi
While its water crisis continued, students in Mississippi’s capital returned to class for the first time in a week Tuesday with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work.
A blue city in a red state, by David W. Marshall
Through legislation and the courts, any law can be changed at any given time— but changing laws doesn’t guarantee that a person’s heart will change with it.
New exhibit celebrates Black History Museum’s 40th year
Photographs, narratives and artifacts explore Black people in Richmond
Want to know more about Black achievements and accomplishments in Virginia?
Group announces bus trip for veterans to visit national memorials
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans in the Richmond area are being sought for a free trip to visit the war memorials of Washington, D.C., courtesy of Old Dominion Honor Flight.
Plan linking city traffic lights with regional emergency vehicle system stalled
When lights and sirens are activated, drivers of fire trucks and ambulances in Chesterfield and Henrico counties have equipment that can turn traffic lights from red to green as they respond to emergencies. The bottom line: Safer and smoother travel on congested streets, say officials in both counties, which began making the equipment standard in 2000. Not so in Richmond, which has far more traffic lights and more emergency calls.
Free insurance for released inmates
Inmates being released from the Richmond City Justice Center will leave with free health insurance, Sheriff Antionette V. Irving announced Wednesday.
Scholarship established for slain journalist Sierra Jenkins
Reporter Sierra Jenkins, who was shot and killed in March while leaving a Norfolk pizza restaurant, will live on in a college scholarship for future journalists.
Council defeats proposal to change how Richmonders vote in elections
Ranked-choice voting — aimed at ensuring that election winners have majority support — has been booted from Richmond.
VCU names Aaron J. Hart vice president for student affairs
Aaron J. Hart will join Virginia Commonwealth University as its next vice president for student affairs, beginning Oct. 25.
Afrikana Film Festival includes live performances, panels, workshops
“The Birth of a Planet,” a 30-minute documentary film about post-Civil War era “Richmond Planet” newspaper editor John Mitchell, will launch the three-day, 7th An- nual Afrikana Independent Film Festival at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. The event is free and open to the public.
RRHA gets it right with Steven Nesmith
We look forward to seeing what Steven B. “Steve” Nesmith will do as the new chief executive officer of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
