Tabloid-style drama grips Richmond school officials
David Hudson has long been considered one of the best elementary school principals in Richmond. He has received praise from parents and plaudits from teachers and enjoyed the regard of students during his 11-year career at Linwood Holton Elementary School.
Mobile home residents file lawsuit against Richmond
Current and former residents of two South Side mobile home parks have accused the City of Richmond of waging a deliberate campaign to force them from their homes through an aggressive code enforcement campaign. Now they are fighting back.
Danville removes Confederate flag from city museum
A rebel flag no longer flies from a historic city-owned mansion in this southern Virginia city that briefly served as the third and final capitol of the Confederacy.
City health district offers back-to-school shots, physicals
The Richmond City Health District is offering vaccinations and physicals for students returning to school from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at its clinic at 400 E. Cary St. in Downtown, it has announced.
17th Street market makeover underway
It has taken at least five years of planning and discussions, but the makeover for the old farmers’ market in Shockoe Bottom is underway at last.
Black lawmakers angered over Va. Supreme Court predicament
African-American members of the Virginia General Assembly are seething at Republican leaders for putting them in a predicament over a judicial selection to the Virginia Supreme Court.
Virginian inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Virginia is known as the “birthplace of presidents.” It’s also a cradle of NFL pass-rushing, quarterback-crunching defensive Hall of Famers. With the induction of Charles Haley on Aug. 8 into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Virginia can claim five of the most ferocious defenders in gridiron history. And all embarked on their Hall of Fame journeys to Canton, Ohio, from within 115 miles of Richmond City Stadium.
Embraced by Wings enfolds young people in spirit of service
LinGina Moe has a heart to help others. “Growing up, I saw a lot of things and a lot of people in need,” said Ms. Moe, a 36-year-old native of New York City who now lives in Chesterfield County. “I decided I wanted to make a difference any way I could.” That’s why she says she founded the all-volunteer, community-helping organization Embraced by Wings Youth Outreach Ministry in 2008.
Delfonics to perform Saturday at Down Home Family Reunion
The Delfonics will headline the 25th Annual Down Home Family Reunion Saturday, Aug. 15, in Abner Clay Park at Leigh Street and Brook Road in Jackson Ward.
Invest in engaged learning for better student performance
American students need to hit the books. The latest international data show the United States ranks 24th among 34 developed countries in math and science achievement, including well below countries such as Slovenia, Vietnam and the Czech Republic.
Homeless veterans need support
We applaud Gov. Terry McAuliffe in his call to end the homelessness of our country’s veterans who sleep on Virginia’s streets.
What’s wrong with Trump?
Donald Trump is a gateway drug to amnesia. He causes one to forget that racism was responsible for World War II. The Germans, the Japanese and the Italians all thought of themselves as being superior human beings.
More than ‘Cecil’ hunted
For more than a century, African tour operators (usually white people) have helped their European and American clients bag what they term “The Big Five.” This refers to the five most dangerous and difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot — the African elephant, black rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, lion and leopard. But history reveals there was a sixth prey not mentioned in the literature and the folklore of the Great White Hunters. That dangerous inhabitant of the African continent was the African himself.
Post-Ferguson progress, issues
One year ago, on Aug. 9, 2014, a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. The shooting and law enforcement response, including the deployment of military equipment against largely peaceful protesters and a blue wall of silence around the details of the shooting itself, left the world wondering whether they were watching events unfold in America or under some authoritarian regime.
Reggae singer’s lawsuit continued until 2016
Legendary Jamaican reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert is going to have to wait longer to find out if he will be awarded millions of dollars for the injuries he suffered when a drunken Henrico County man threw a liquor bottle that hit him in the head during a May 2013 outdoor festival in Richmond.
Student performance of ‘#BlackLivesMatter’ Aug.15
Young people participating in ART 180’s summer program will perform an original play they wrote called “#BlackLivesMatter.”
Choir Day Music Fest at Shalom Baptist Fellowship Aug.16
Shalom Baptist Fellowship Church on South Side is holding a Choir Day Music Fest 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the church, 1708 Harwood St.
Petersburg church hosts health, back-to-school program
Greater Faith AME Zion Church in Petersburg is hosting an Outdoor Health Awareness Expo and Back-to-School Youth Explosion.
Sharon Baptist back on the market
Sharon Baptist Church in Jackson Ward once again is looking for a buyer. The church’s historic sanctuary at 22 E. Leigh St. is listed for sale for $850,000, according Keller Williams Realty, which is marketing the property.
Jackie Robinson West Little League barred
The Jackie Robinson West (JRW) Little League will not be playing any postseason baseball this summer. The South Side Chicago youth team has been placed on probation by Little League International pending the resignation of two administrators, Treasurer Bill Haley and his mother, League President Annie Haley.
