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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Trump most hated man in America

How long will you attack a man?

Prepare for what’s about to happen

Now that the election is over and everyone has wiped the tears from their eyes, I still have these questions: What happened? Why did it happen? Are we, as Americans, ready for what’s about to happen?

Richmonders should consider return to city manager form of government

I am very disappointed and upset with the outcome of Richmond’s mayoral election — disappointed because we had an opportunity to have a trained, experienced person to operate the city and get us back on solid ground. I’m upset with those who used their influence to cause us to miss this desperately needed opportunity. Injustice is injustice and it does not matter on whom or how it is inflicted.

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What are you most thankful for in 2016?

Thanksgiving is the season when we pause and reflect on the blessings in our lives and give thanks fo

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10 young men presented at AKA’s PROC Beautillion

Ten young men were presented at the 22nd Annual PROC Beautillion on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

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Richmond Sheriff’s Office helps 65 families at Thanksgiving

Sixty-five families of inmates at the Richmond City Justice Center will have a Thanksgiving feast, courtesy of the Richmond Sheriff’s Office, it has been announced.

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Smokey Robinson receives Gershwin Prize

An emotional and humbled Smokey Robinson received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song last week at a soul-stirring concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington.

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‘Festival of Praise’ coming to Altria on Dec. 4

Grammy, Stellar, Dove, BET and NAACP Image Award-winning gospel singer/songwriter Fred Hammond is returning to Richmond for the third consecutive year of his “Festival of Praise Tour.”

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Richmond Boys Choir at VMFA next Sunday

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is hosting the Richmond Boys Choir on Sunday, Dec. 4, during the museum’s “Open Studio Plus: Music and Art-Making” program.

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N.C. A&T to play UR Saturday at Robins Stadium

North Carolina A&T State University and the University of Richmond, both smarting from defeat, will try and get well — and keep their football seasons alive — in a game Saturday, Nov. 26, at UR’s Robins Stadium. North Carolina A&T, located in Greensboro, N.C., will visit UR for a 2 p.m. first round matchup in the NCAA’s 24-team Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs.

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Lady Walker and the Cleveland-VUU connection

It’s a small world. If you didn’t believe that before, you will with Virginia Union University basketball standout Lady Walker. For starters, her first name really is Lady. She has the same name as her fraternal grandmother. “It’s funny,” she said with a smile. “I’ll hear someone on the street say, ‘Hey, Lady!’ and I think they’re talking to me. And then I see they’re calling someone else.”

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Dave Roberts NL Manager of the Year

Dave Roberts found a cure for a record-setting plague of injuries this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first-year manager.

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Richmond Parks and Rec hosts football championships

Southside Community Center was a double winner last Saturday as the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities held its annual Youth Football Championships at City Stadium.

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Giving Heart’s Community Thanksgiving Feast warms community for 11 years

A festive Thanksgiving meal that everyone can enjoy — that’s what a community-spirited group will be offering in Richmond on “Turkey Day.”

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Personality: Free F. Egunfemi

Spotlight on founder of Untold RVA

Free Folasade Egunfemi is seeking to spread history throughout the Richmond community like seeds in a garden. Born in Englewood, N.J., and raised in Richmond, Ms. Egunfemi wants to offer residents, newcomers and tourists an opportunity to educate themselves about people and places of impact from bygone eras.

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Neck injury leads to time card investigation, shake-up at Richmond post office

Shekeera Greene injured her neck while delivering mail in late August. Now the letter carrier’s injury has led to a shake-up of the U.S. Postal Service in Richmond.

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Funding guidelines, old decisions hamper RPS, study finds

Richmond Public Schools is stuck in a system of inefficiencies based largely on state and federal funding guidelines and operational decisions made years ago.

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GRTC to pilot on-demand service for elderly, disabled

Taxicab, Uber and Lyft drivers soon could be taking elderly and disabled people shopping, to the doctor and to other places in Richmond and Henrico County.

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Newest Rhodes Scholars are Richmonder at Howard, U.Va. students

A Howard University senior who lives in Richmond and a University of Virginia senior from Maryland are among 32 Americans chosen as 2017 Rhodes Scholars.