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Carol Tony sings with the Virginia Union University Jazz Band last Saturday at the annual springtime VUU Jazz on the Lawn event. It was the first time since the pandemic that the jazz band has been able to perform in public. The band was led by Drew Miles, a VUU adjunct professor who also is the band director at Huguenot High School. The university’s Ambassadors of Sound Marching Band held a benefit fish fry during the event.

Carol Tony sings with the Virginia Union University Jazz Band last Saturday at the annual springtime VUU Jazz on the Lawn event. It was the …

Published on April 14, 2022
Dogwood blossoms on North Side

Dogwood blossoms on North Side

Published on April 14, 2022
Ana Edwards of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality speaks at a freedom ceremony in Fulton earlier in the day on the restoration of freedom in Richmond. The program was held at Main and Nicholson streets, the location on state Route 5 where Union Maj. Gen. Gregory Weitzel and the Black Corps he led first entered Richmond in 1865 and began the march to secure the city and extinguish the fires that destroyed 40 blocks along the riverfront. Beside Ms. Edwards is a photo of the state historic marker that stood at the location. The actual marker remembering the Union Corps’ advance into the city has been removed after the marker was knocked down and damaged “beyond repair,” according to state and city officials.

Ana Edwards of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice and Equality speaks at a freedom ceremony in Fulton earlier in the day on the restoration …

Published on April 14, 2022
Events marking the 157th anniversary of the liberation of Richmond during the Civil War took place Sunday, April 3. On that day in 1865, soldiers and cavalry from the Union Army’s all-Black XXV Corps finally took control of Richmond, which Confederates set ablaze during their evacuation the previous evening. Above, Imani Bell, left, and her mother, Janine Bell, perform in the Elegba Folklore Society’s dance and musical drama, “African-American Reflections on the Civil War,” that debuted at the American Civil War Museum.

Events marking the 157th anniversary of the liberation of Richmond during the Civil War took place Sunday, April 3. On that day in 1865, soldiers …

Published on April 14, 2022
City workers Zachary Smith and D’Jermaine Layne remove graffiti from a building in the 2900 block of West Broad Street that a city official described as an “eyesore in the middle of the city.” Mr. Smith and Mr. Layne are part of a Richmond Department of Public Works crew that focuses on eliminating unwanted scribbles, initials and messages spraypainted in public spaces and on public and privately owned buildings. The department currently deploys two teams of six people and is now assembling a third team to expand the effort, according to Bobby Vincent, director of the Department of Public Works. Mayor Levar M. Stoney visited the project Monday to spotlight the department’s efforts to remove graffiti and to show that the city is committed to this seemingly never-ending effort to keep buildings spruced up. Mr. Vincent reported that the crews already have removed graffiti from 1,000 locations since July 1, double the number from the same period in 2020-21. His hope is that the dedicated crews can deal with at least 1,500 locations by June 30 and do even more locations next year. In addition, the department is contacting building owners to get them involved in this ongoing initiative. “We want to be able to clean up,” he said, but he also noted that owners need to take responsibility for tackling the problem as well.

City workers Zachary Smith and D’Jermaine Layne remove graffiti from a building in the 2900 block of West Broad Street that a city official described …

Published on April 14, 2022
Lydia Bayou, 4, of Glen Allen looks to fill her Easter basket Monday during an Easter egg hunt hosted by Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin outside the Executive Mansion in Capitol Square in Downtown. The seasonal event was for the staff of the Children’s Hospital of Richmond and their children. Lydia was accompanied by her parents, Fisseha Bayou and Miheret Yitayew, and her 6-year-old brother, Aaron Bayou.

Lydia Bayou, 4, of Glen Allen looks to fill her Easter basket Monday during an Easter egg hunt hosted by Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin and …

Published on April 14, 2022

Published on April 14, 2022

Published on April 14, 2022
Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed

Published on April 14, 2022
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27.

Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27.

Published on April 14, 2022
Rayfield Wright

Rayfield Wright

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Published on April 14, 2022
Dwayne Haskins

Dwayne Haskins

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Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

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Zeb Jackson

Zeb Jackson

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Published on April 14, 2022
Relatives and friends stand by the coffins of Ukrainian servicemen Yuri Filyuk, 49, and Oleksander Tkachenko, 33, during a funeral ceremony Tuesday in a village of Oleksandrivka, Odesa region, Ukraine. According to Ukrainian servicemen, these two were killed when a Russian missile hit their military base in Krasnoselka, Odesa region, on April 7.

Relatives and friends stand by the coffins of Ukrainian servicemen Yuri Filyuk, 49, and Oleksander Tkachenko, 33, during a funeral ceremony Tuesday in a village …

Published on April 14, 2022
Ms. Allen

Ms. Allen

Published on April 14, 2022

Published on April 14, 2022

Published on April 14, 2022