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Black History Month events calendar this week

A variety of events are planned in and around Richmond for Black History Month.

Personality: Douglas Powell aka ‘Roscoe Burnems’

Douglas Powell is many things — a poet, author and spoken word artist who performs under the alias Roscoe Burnems. He is a National Poetry Slam champion, a former TEDx speaker, a husband, father and teacher who has contributed to …

Legend of screen and television Cicely Tyson dies at 96

Actress Cicely Tyson, whose legendary roles portraying the history and humanity of Black people won awards and touched hearts, has died.

Black History Month events calendar 2021

A variety of events are planned in and around Richmond for Black History Month.

Personality: Robin Watson Telfian

A casual soup kitchen conversation led 50-year-old Robin Watson Telfian to start a non-profit .

Black History Month events calendar 2021

A variety of events are planned in and around Richmond for Black History Month.

VCU names fine arts building after late dean Murry N. DePillars

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts has dedicated its fine arts building to its late dean, Dr. Murry N. DePillars.

Fredericksburg man carries on legacy of James Farmer

Christopher Williams works daily to carry on the legacy of the late civil rights leader James Farmer.

Personality: Jeffrey M. Gallagher

The largest producing theater in Central Virginia. The first theater to perform a live theater production before an integrated audience in post-Reconstruction Virginia in defiance of Jim Crow laws. Those are major milestones in the history of Virginia Repertory Theatre, …

Keep moving forward: VSU panel reflects on Dr. King’s words

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner said the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 directly op- poses all that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood for. “Unfortunately a little over a week ago, we saw incredible hordes of thugs …

6 people, organizations receive awards at VUU’s MLK Community Leaders Celebration

The values of inclusion and diversity, public service, hope and progress were the themes of Virginia Union University’s 43rd Annual Community Leaders Celebration honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Personality: Jonathan D. Davis

Now more than ever, Jonathan Dwayne Davis is aware of the impact of his work to encourage and safeguard an equitable voting process for Richmonders.

Virtual events to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the nation’s “drum major for justice,” will be celebrated during the annual national holiday on Monday, Jan. 18, in a very different way in the Metro Richmond area this year.

Nonprofit mentoring group hosts virtual art sale, auction

MEGA Mentors, a nonprofit organization that helps students from underrepresented groups in Chesterfield County Public Schools, is hosting a virtual art sale, silent auction and raffle to benefit the group’s work.

Harris team blindsided by Vogue cover

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February issue of Vogue magazine, but her team says there’s a problem: The photo of the country’s soon-to-be No. 2 leader isn’t what both sides agreed upon, her team …