Council approves City Hall gun ban; tighter security plan in the works
Fortress City Hall? Maybe. Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration, shaken by the May 31 massacre in which a Virginia Beach city employee killed 12 people and wounded four others at that city’s munici- pal center, is preparing to roll out a plan that could end the free and unfettered movement of the public inside Richmond City Hall and possibly in recreation areas, libraries and other city property.
8th District residents matter
Letter to the Editor
For far too long, the voices of Richmond’s 8th District residents have been ignored.
'Show me the Tubmans'
Columnists
When President Obama left the White House, he left a very positive image of what a president should be.
Citizenship question contrived
Columnists
Civil rights groups and advocates for a fair census breathed a sigh of relief last week when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s “contrived” justification for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
Independence and freedom
Editorials
As we celebrate the Fourth of July and America’s birth through its declaring independence from the British 243 years ago, we are reminded about the lessons of freedom and the centuries-long efforts by black people in this nation to secure the promise of freedom, liberty and equality.
Viola Davis' production company is telling the stories of people of color
When Viola Davis started her production company nearly a decade ago, she was deter- mined to bring about change in Hollywood with a strategic mandate: Normalize people of color on screen.
Vanderbilt joins in effort to create National Museum of African-American Music
Vanderbilt University is pledging $2 million for the National Museum of African-American Music, which is sched- uled to open a 56,000-square-foot facility in downtown Nashville early next year.
'Togas and Tectonics' event July 11 at Science Museum of Virginia
“Science On Tap” is going Greco-Roman. The quarterly, adults-only event at the Science Museum of Virginia is back from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 11, with a night of Italian wine and cheese sampling, making a paper mosaic or gladiator gear or a laurel wreath and enjoying the museum’s activities without youngsters around.
Late rapper Nipsey Hussle honored at 2019 BET Awards
The late rapper Nipsey Hussle was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 2019 BET Awards in a show that also paid tribute to singer Mary J. Blige and filmmaker Tyler Perry.
Dr. LaKeesha Walrond is breaking glass ceilings as new seminary president
Sitting in her office on Manhattan’s far west side, the new president of New York Theological Seminary, Dr. LaKeesha Walrond, recalled how she was reprimanded as a youth for crossing the pulpit area of her church during a choir rehearsal.
Family burial interrupted by lack of death certificate
The prayers had ended and Rose M. Stith stood near the open grave in Oakwood Cemetery steeling herself to watch her youngest son’s casket lowered. But, suddenly, a member of the March Funeral Home staff was telling her that the burial of 44-year-old Byron Monte Stith Jr. was off.
NBA draftee Keldon Johnson has local roots
Keldon Johnson qualifies as something of a Richmond area hometown person headed to the NBA, even though his name may be unfamiliar to many.
NBA's Ed Davis headed to the Utah Jazz
NBA veteran Ed Davis is on the move again. After just one season with the Brooklyn Nets, Davis has signed a two-year contract worth $10 million with the Utah Jazz.
Golf classic July 27 to honor former VUU Coach Dave Robbins
The 8th Annual Golf Classic in Honor of Dave Robbins will be held Saturday, July 27, at the Birkdale Golf Club in Chesterfield County.
VUU's Hilliard to join Steelers' preseason training
Virginia Union University assistant football Coach Marcus Hilliard has been chosen to participate in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason training.
49ers' Marquise Goodwin wins '40 Yards of Gold' competition
Marquise Goodwin’s fast feet have made him $1 million richer. The 28-year-old San Francisco 49ers receiver won the inaugural “40 Yards of Gold” competition June 29 in Miami.
Go, Coco!
15-year-old Cori Gauff beats Venus Williams in Wimbledon's first round
You don’t always need a high school diploma to graduate to big-time professional tennis. Cori Gauff, who answers to the nick- name “Coco,” is tennis’ latest phenom at a mere 15 years old.
Brandon Robertson, artist, dies at 36
Tribute messages are posted on a side wall of Jade Multicultural Salon in Church Hill in remembrance of talented Richmond graphic designer and digital artist Brandon Robertson.
Sandra T. Mitchell, longtime city social worker, dies at 75
As a social worker for 27 years with Richmond Public Schools, Dr. Sandra Marie Tilly Mitchell counseled and worked with hundreds of students to help them overcome personal and family challenges that disrupted their lives and their education.
Personality: Dr. Erma L. Freeman
Spotlight on VCU School of Dentistry ‘First 100’ Trailblazer Award winner
When she started studying dentistry, Dr. Erma Freeman wanted to be a dentist for fairly simple reasons: good work, good money and time for family.
