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City Council committee temporarily sidelines citizen review board to investigate complaints against police

A City Council committee hit the pause button Tuesday on a proposal from Mayor Levar M. Stoney to establish a new Richmond civilian review board to investigate complaints against city police.

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Republicans on Wednesday pressed their attacks on a range of issues against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, as she inched closer to the end of an intense …

Court mute on Justice Clarence Thomas’ status

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to say Wednesday whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital, though he had been expected to be released by Tuesday evening.

House passes CROWN Act to end discrimination against natural hairstyles

Democratic Congresswoman Jahana Hayes of Connecticut sounded off to critics of legislation that would allow individuals the freedom to express themselves by how they wear their hair.

COVID-19 pandemic has brought the inequities faced by Black students into sharp focus

While the world has been focused on the growing numbers of COVID-19 causalities, the media has somewhat ignored the long-term educational and economic impacts of the pandemic, especially for Black students.

Study may help reverse shut out of Black businesses from city contracts

City Hall spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to buy goods and services and pay for construction and renovation of its buildings, pipelines and other infrastructure. But only a tiny fraction of that money is spent with Black- …

Get COVID-19 vaccine at home

Want a COVID-19 vaccine? You can now get one at home.

Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

New signs to be unveiled honoring former VUU football coaches

A foundation that helps keep the Virginia Union University campus litter-free will use its work to honor four former VUU football coaches on new Richmond Clean City Commission signs recognizing the pickup work.

Councilwoman Robertson hosting rent and tax relief event March 26

Call it a party with a purpose: To help tenants behind on their rent apply for rent relief and to assist elderly and disabled people to apply for city property tax relief.

Sheila Hill-Christian named interim CEO of RRHA

In a leadership shuffle, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners has tapped Sheila Hill-Christian to serve as interim chief executive officer, effective Friday, April 1, it has been announced.

Hampton U. offers free tuition to students displaced from Ukraine

Hampton University is offering free tuition, room and board to Ukrainian and international students displaced by the ongoing Russian invasion of the Eastern European nation.

Fox students return to in-person classes at First Baptist Church

As the sun rose at 7:15 a.m. Monday, a parade of happy and enthusiastic parents with their elementary-age children made the trek to school at Richmond’s First Baptist Church on Monument Avenue.

RPS data show middle schools under capacity, as controversy over new high school size continues

Richmond Public Schools enrollment data are undermining claims from members of Richmond City Council that surging enrollment would require a future George Wythe High School to be built to accommodate 2,000 students to prevent overcrowding when it opens.