Monument to activist-journalist Ida B. Wells unveiled in Chicago
A monument to journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells was unveiled June 30 in Chicago.
Will Smith paid for NOLA’s fireworks
Residents and visitors to New Orleans have actor Will Smith to thank for the fireworks display on Independence Day.
Personality: Ngoma Hill
From Alexandria to Richmond to Vietnam and Harlem, Ngoma Hill has built an impressive artistic career. He is now being recognized for his work on another level.
14 African-Americans connected to Jackson Ward to be recognized with honorary street signs
Honorary brown street signs soon will go up in Jackson Ward to call attention to 14 deceased Black men and women who made a lasting imprint on Richmond and often on the nation.
Personality: Marquis D. Mapp
Virginia Pride has emerged in the decades since its founding in the 1970s as a major force bringing awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community to Richmond and around the state, as well as promoting diversity and unity among the local LGBTIA+ …
Judge Roger Gregory to speak June 30 in virtual session on African-American women and equal access to education
Judge Roger Gregory, chief judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and Beth Hopkins, retired professor at Wake Forest University School of Law, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, on “African- American Women: The Road to …
Witches celebrate the summer solstice wth cakes, mead – and salsa
To Lidia Pradas, the summer solstice “always recharges my energy and makes me want to start new projects,” she shared on her popular Instagram account, Wiccan Tips.
Community Outreach Day Saturday, June 27, at Hotchkiss Field
Call it a party with a purpose.
Elegba Folklore Society hosts Juneteenth 2021, A Freedom Celebration on June 27
For 25 years, the Elegba Folklore Society under the artistic direction of Janine Bell, has been observing Juneteenth. This year will be no different.
Personality: Harold Aquino-Guzman
Harold Aquino-Guzman has a lot to celebrate this month. The George Wythe High School senior class president is not only the valedictorian at the South Side school, he is the top achieving student in Richmond Public Schools with a GPA …
Juneteenth celebrations planned around Metro Richmond
The first official Juneteenth celebration in Virginia will be recognized with a variety of events throughout the area sponsored by a range of organizations, groups and churches.
Race, racial issues major topics for Pulitzer Prize winners for the arts
NEW YORK Stories of race, racism and colonialism in the United States swept the Pulitzer Prizes for the arts, from Louise Erdrich’s novel “The Night Watchman” to a Malcolm X biography co-written by the late Les Payne to Katori Hall’s …
Oprah’s new book pick: ‘The Sweetness of Water’
NEW YORK Oprah Winfrey’s next book club pick is a debut novel set in Georgia at the end of the Civil War: “The Sweetness of Water” by Nathan Harris.
‘In the Heights’ opens to low numbers
NEW YORK Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of “In the Heights” last weekend dampened Hollywood’s hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office.
Personality: Keya D. Wingfield
From the confines of her home to the heights of national television, Keya Desai Wingfield is making waves in the world of cooking.
