Cleveland MLB team changes name in move toward enlightenment
After more than 100 years, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team is getting a new name — the Guardians.
Isaiah Todd, of John Marshall H.S. fame, drafted in NBA’s second round
Isaiah Todd’s friends and fans from Richmond won’t have too far to travel to see him play professionally.
VCU’s ‘Bones’ Hyland drafted by NBA’s Denver Nuggets
Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland won’t be heading to classes this fall at Virginia Commonwealth University. Instead, he’ll be heading to the bank.
Jamaican women and Black Italian man world’s fastest
The new “World’s Fastest Man” runs for Italy in the Olympics, but was born in El Paso, Texas.
U.S. team wins gold in women’s 3x3 basketball
A new sport was unveiled at the Tokyo Olympics and the United States ran away with the top prize.
5 new state historical markers to highlight Asian American and Pacific Islander history
Five new historical markers recognizing the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Virginia have been selected for placement throughout the Commonwealth.
Back-to-school vaccines, physicals offered by local health districts
The Richmond and Henrico health districts are holding several back-to-school clinics where students can get health physicals and vaccines required to attend public school.
State Dems’ budget offers eviction protection, utility bill relief
A key protection against evictions would be restored and a new round of funding would flow to utilities to cover unpaid customer bills under legislation advancing through the Democrat- controlled Virginia General Assembly.
VCU Vaccination Corps has cadre of volunteers rolling up their sleeves and getting to work during pandemic
The opportunity to help end the COVID-19 pandemic and to dispel vaccine mistrust and hesitancy among marginalized communities inspired Aliyah Simmons to become a part of the Virginia Commonwealth University Vaccination Corps.
Possible deal for new horse stable for Richmond Police
New life apparently is being breathed into a plan to build a new stable for the four horses of the Richmond’s Police Department’s Mounted Unit, thanks to an anonymous private donor.
RRHA quietly changes trespass policy; list of the banned grows unwieldly
Kevin Lamont Hicks can once again visit his mother and now grown daughter in Whitcomb Court, if they still live there.
Jay-Z and Will Smith invest in rent-to-own housing startup
Jay-Z and Will Smith are among a list of investors involved in a startup that helps renters build credit until they can buy a home of their own.
U.N. creates permanent body to address racism
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance.
Blanche Moore named Henrico County Christmas Mother
Blanche Moore has been selected to a very exciting and much needed Henrico County volunteer position – the 2021 Henrico County Christmas Mother.
Biles makes comeback, wins bronze on balance beam
Simone Biles isn’t going home with a fistful of gold medals. A mental block — one brought on by exhaustion or stress or something the American gymnastics star still can’t quite grasp — that forced her to pull out of four Olympic finals saw to that.
Hundreds arrested in D.C. at faith-led protest for voting rights
As police escorted a demonstrator in a wheelchair away from the chanting throng descending on the U.S. Capitol on Monday, fellow protesters turned to watch the person go. The group paused for a moment, then altered their call. They screamed in unison: “Thank you! We love you!” The lone protester nodded, fist raised. The crowd erupted in applause. It was a moment that played out again and again over the course of the afternoon.
Robert P. “Bob” Moses, who crusaded for civil rights and later math education, dies at 86
Robert P. “Bob” Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, died Sunday, July 25, 2021.
School Board insists on going it alone on Wythe
Construction of a new George Wythe High School is still in limbo as the Richmond School Board needs to work out some design decisions for the request for proposal, or RFP, in order to move the construction process forward.
Personality: Ronnie Hicks
Spotlight on board president of the Woodland Restoration Foundation
For years, Woodland Cemetery languished in neglect.
State still has $788M available to help families facing eviction
Confronted by the prospect of a flood of evictions, President Biden’s administration acted Tuesday to of- fer temporary relief that will impact struggling renters facing ouster for overdue payments, including those in Richmond and most of Central Virginia.
