Newly approved $1.9 trillion stimulus package to give boost to families, local economy
Percy Bell jumped for joy after learning Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the new stimulus package that provides a new round of direct payments to individuals and families. “I hoped and hoped, and now $1,400 is coming. I …
Low enrollment putting RPS tech programs in jeopardy
Richmond Public Schools’ traditional technical programs are on the verge of extinction due to low enrollment.
Mayor Stoney unveils $770.23M proposed city budget for 2021-22
Full funding for Richmond Public Schools. Enhanced pay for City Hall employees, including police officers and firefighters. No new taxes but an average hike of $5.70 month in the cost of utility services. Those are among the highlights of the …
Free COVID-19 testing
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
Calls for investigation into historic Black cemeteries’ operation
Halt the transfer of public money to the Richmond-based Enrichmond Foundation until an investigation can be conducted into the foundation’s ownership and operation of two historic Black cemeteries on the city’s eastern border with Henrico County.
Record number of Black candidates enter statewide races
A record 11 Black candidates are competing for the Democratic or Republican nomination for statewide office.
Electronic system allows voters to sign petitions for candidates to get on Democratic primary ballot
Signing a statewide candidate’s petition to get on the June 8 Democratic primary ballot just got extremely easy for registered voters.
Gonzalez hired as new PRS COO
Alana Gonzalez has as a tough road ahead as a new member of Richmond Public Schools’ executive team.
RPS to reopen April 12 to 800 students
After hours of debate, an attempted amendment and process clarification, the Richmond School Board voted Monday night to reopen schools to 800 students April 12.
Bienvenidos to VUU
Within three years, Virginia Union University wants 25 percent of its undergraduate students to be Hispanic, according to university President Hakim J. Lucas.
Deathbed letter by former NYPD officer tells of conspiracy to kill Malcolm X
Almost 56 years to the day of the Feb. 21, 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, the slain leader’s daughters and noted civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump are shining a light on those whom they believe are responsible for the heartless …
Answers to questions about new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
With 69,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson, single-dose COVID-19 vaccine scheduled to be distributed throughout Virginia this week, the Richmond Free Press sought answers to questions about the newest vaccine that was granted emergency use authorization last Saturday by …
Free COVID-19 testing
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
Conservancy turns up small, Black family cemetery on protected land
Nine years after the Civil War and his enslavement ended, Abraham Truman scraped up the money and bought a 40-acre farm plot for his family in the historically African-American Gravel Hill community in Eastern Henrico.
U.S. 1 gets new names, signs
Get ready to ride Emancipation Highway.
