60 years late
Richmond woman honored by college after being denied admission in 1956
As a young black girl in Stafford County, Va., in the 1950s, Gladys White Jordan saw up close how privilege was largely determined by skin color.
City changes
Richmond population grows; it’s no longer majority black
After growing up in Richmond, Patti B. Wright joined the wave of people leaving the city for the suburbs when her son, Joshua M. “Josh” Wright, was a toddler. But now that her son is grown, she felt “it no longer made sense to live out in the country at the end of a dirt road.”
Mayoral prospects getting in, out of election race
Richmond School Board Chairman Jeff Bourne this week dropped out of the race for mayor before the contest even began.
Richmonder earns aviator wings
Justin Roberts, a 2010 Richmond Community High School graduate, earned his aviator “Wings of Gold” after completing pilot training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas.
City Council OKs new housing developments
Richmond City Council has given the green light to two new developments that will bring new housing to the Carver and Fulton areas.
Richmond writer chosen for top artist residency program
Longtime Richmond area writer Robin Farmer has been selected for the prestigious Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, Calif.
Religious community comes together to reflect on the Resurrection
Evangelist Michelle Turner of All Saints Episcopal Church in Henrico County held a wooden cross that she made as she walked with 50 others in the Stations of the Cross community walk Downtown to mark Good Friday. “It’s my way of giving back my love to the Lord,” Ms. Turner said.
Personality: Grindly Johnson
Spotlight on Women Who Move the Nation Award winner
Grindly Johnson is on a mission to increase business and job opportunities for women in the transportation industry. “Women need to be involved in transportation because we are talented and make exceptional leaders,” says Ms. Johnson, who is Virginia’s deputy secretary of transportation.
April 7 opener
Flying Squirrels bringing their AA game
As the Richmond Flying Squirrels leave spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz., later this week and fly to Richmond on Sunday to prepare for their new Eastern League baseball season, their roster will include two players who are former first round draft picks, a third flame-throwing closer who consistently throws 100 mph fastballs and a new manager who spent the past three seasons at the helm of the Diablos Rojos in the Mexican League, leading the team to the 2014 league championship.
Chesterfield player headed to Final Four with Syracuse
The Virginia teams in the NCAA basketball tournament are gone, but a Chesterfield County player remains in the competition. Talented Michael Gbinije is headed to the Final Four in Houston as Syracuse University’s 6-foot-7 graduate student point guard.
VUU’s ‘hitting machine’ is winding up for final season
Whether it’s a battle of the brains or a battle of brawn, Virginia Union University’s Taylor Hamilton is a home run hitter.
High jumper follows in dad’s footsteps, goes pro
High jumper Vashti Cunningham has inherited athletic talent from her father, former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham.
Son of VUU legend finalist for Jerry West Award
A.J. English III, son of former Virginia Union University basketball great A.J. English Jr., is a finalist for the Jerry West Award honoring the top male shooting guard in NCAA Division I basketball.
Incentives extend Coach Wade’s contract to 2023-24 season
After one year on the job, Virginia Commonwealth University officials obviously liked what they saw in basketball Coach Will Wade.
Russell Wilson at Forum April 2
Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson, out of Collegiate School in Henrico County, is scheduled to team up with renowned Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. for an evening of discussion 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Richmond Forum at the Altria Theater.
Serena upset in fourth round of Miami Open
Serena Williams had been out of the tournament for less than 20 minutes when she climbed into her white Mini Cooper with the checkerboard top and pulled away from the players’ parking lot, fastening her seat belt as she drove.
Smithsonian’s new African-American museum focus of forum
Throngs of visitors are expected to view exhibits chronicling the enslavement and emancipation of hundreds of thousands of Africans and African-Americans in the United States when the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opens this fall on the National Mall in Washington. And they will see displays about President Obama’s historic election and leadership as the nation’s first African-American president.
Croaker’s adds a new spot — Sugar’s Crab Shack
The popular Richmond-based Croaker’s Spot restaurant chain has a new addition — Sugar’s Crab Shack. The drive-in, walk-up eatery quietly opened two weeks ago in the 2200 block of Chamberlayne Avenue and features lake trout, catfish and shrimp, as well as snow crab legs.
Celebration for Spelman alumnae, friends April 10
Spelman College alumnae and friends of the Atlanta school are invited to celebrate the 135th Founders Day and the investiture of its 10th president, Mary Schmidt Campbell, by worshipping 11 a.m. Sunday, April 10, at Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary St.
Environmental rally set for Saturday
Several environmental groups are organizing “RVA Day of Climate Action,” a day of rallies and action on environmental issues, on Saturday, April 2.
