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Published on May 12, 2022

Published on May 12, 2022
Mr. Sledge

Mr. Sledge

Published on May 12, 2022
Students from Fox Elementary are welcomed Monday to their latest home at Clark Springs Elementary School in Randolph by cadets from Franklin Military Academy and their sword arch. Music, balloons, banners and city and school officials greeted the youngsters with high-fives and “good morning” wishes as they entered.

Students from Fox Elementary are welcomed Monday to their latest home at Clark Springs Elementary School in Randolph by cadets from Franklin Military Academy and …

Published on May 12, 2022
Confederate marker on the lawn of the Marsh Courthouse in Manchester.

Confederate marker on the lawn of the Marsh Courthouse in Manchester.

Published on May 12, 2022
More than 9 million artifacts are in the museum’s vast collection, with many items featured in “Our Commonwealth,” an exhibit that will immerse visitors in the culture, food, arts, music, industry and people of each region of the state. This region features everything from Virginia’s noted pork industry, right, in Smithfield to watermen working Virginia’s rivers and coastline.

More than 9 million artifacts are in the museum’s vast collection, with many items featured in “Our Commonwealth,” an exhibit that will immerse visitors in …

Published on May 12, 2022
This 1918, seven-passenger touring car produced by Kline Motor Car Company was part of the fleet owned by A.D. Price, a prosperous Black businessman and Richmond funeral home director. The car is one of two known to still exist of about 6,000 made. It is on display in the museum’s Great Hall.

This 1918, seven-passenger touring car produced by Kline Motor Car Company was part of the fleet owned by A.D. Price, a prosperous Black businessman and …

Published on May 12, 2022
Visitors to the newly renovated Virginia Museum of History & Culture at 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. will see from the rear an enlarged facility with a wide veranda and public greenspace for events and gatherings and 50 percent more exhibition space inside.

Visitors to the newly renovated Virginia Museum of History & Culture at 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. will see from the rear an enlarged facility …

Published on May 12, 2022
Aajon Johnson

Aajon Johnson

Published on May 12, 2022

Published on May 12, 2022

Published on May 12, 2022
In 1990, Sister Cora Marie Billings became the first Black woman in the United States to manage a Catholic parish when she was named pastoral coordinator for St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Richmond’s Highland Park.

In 1990, Sister Cora Marie Billings became the first Black woman in the United States to manage a Catholic parish when she was named pastoral …

Published on May 12, 2022
This 1956 photo shows Sister Cora Marie Billings, now of Richmond, center, who was 17 at the time and became the first Black nun admitted into the Sisters of Mercy in Philadelphia. Later, she was the first Black nun to teach in a Catholic high school in Philadelphia and was a co-founder of the National Black Sisters’ Conference in the 1960s.

This 1956 photo shows Sister Cora Marie Billings, now of Richmond, center, who was 17 at the time and became the first Black nun admitted …

Published on May 12, 2022
Mr. Toth

Mr. Toth

Published on May 12, 2022

Published on May 12, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the commencement address during the Tennessee State University graduation ceremony last Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the commencement address during the Tennessee State University graduation ceremony last Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.

Published on May 12, 2022

Published on May 12, 2022
Richmond Teacher of the Year Kiara S. Thompson, left, happily pauses last Friday for a selfie with other former honorees who shared in her joy, including Boushall Middle School Principal LaTonya Waller, who was Virginia Teacher of the Year in 2011; Rodney A. Robinson, second from right, the National Teacher of the Year in 2019; and Superintendent Jason Kamras, the National Teacher of the Year in 2005. Ms. Thompson will represent Richmond Public Schools in the state’s consideration of Region One Teacher of the Year.

Richmond Teacher of the Year Kiara S. Thompson, left, happily pauses last Friday for a selfie with other former honorees who shared in her joy, …

Published on May 12, 2022
Zahria Brandon, center left, adjusts the academic hood of Taylor Robinson during Hampton University’s commencement last Sunday at the HU Convocation Center.

Zahria Brandon, center left, adjusts the academic hood of Taylor Robinson during Hampton University’s commencement last Sunday at the HU Convocation Center.

Published on May 12, 2022
Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC and a 2002 graduate of Hampton University, receives the Outstanding 20-Year Alumna Award.

Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC and a 2002 graduate of Hampton University, receives the Outstanding 20-Year Alumna Award.

Published on May 12, 2022