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Asia Anthony was among the La Palma dance group’s energetic performers during Saturday’s ¿Qué Pasa? Festival in Shockoe Slip. The Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce sponsors the festival to showcase the diversity and beauty of Hispanic and Latin American cultures. The festival was canceled for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asia Anthony was among the La Palma dance group’s energetic performers during Saturday’s ¿Qué Pasa? Festival in Shockoe Slip. The Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce …

Published on June 16, 2022

Published on June 16, 2022
Mayor Levar M. Stoney takes part in unveiling new state history marker for the historic Shockoe Hill Burying Ground, the long forgotten public cemetery for 22,000 Black people at 1305 N. 5th St. at the entry to Highland Park. Joining the mayor at the ceremony Sunday afternoon are Ana F. Edwards of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, left, and Lenora C. McQueen, a Texas resident who has led a four-year fight to preserve and protect the burial ground where relatives are buried and who has pushed for the cemetery’s recognition and designation as a national historic site.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney takes part in unveiling new state history marker for the historic Shockoe Hill Burying Ground, the long forgotten public cemetery for …

Published on June 16, 2022
Ms. McQueen proudly stands in front of the new marker that she successfully lobbied the state Department of Historic Resources to install.

Ms. McQueen proudly stands in front of the new marker that she successfully lobbied the state Department of Historic Resources to install.

Published on June 16, 2022
Black Umfolosi

Black Umfolosi

Published on June 16, 2022
The choir from Swansboro Elementary performs at the cemetery. The city opened the cemetery in 1816 as the last resting for slaves and free Black people and offered burials there until 1879. Now considered the largest municipal cemetery for Black people in the country, the 30-acre burying ground was promptly forgotten, with the city selling off pieces while allowing railroad tracks and highways to be run through the gravesite. The city recently repurchased 1.5 acres; Monday night, City Council incorporated the cemetery into plans for a slavery memorial and museum that are to be developed next to Main Street Station.

The choir from Swansboro Elementary performs at the cemetery. The city opened the cemetery in 1816 as the last resting for slaves and free Black …

Published on June 16, 2022

Published on June 16, 2022
Located along Richmond’s downtown riverfront, the Canal Walk routinely attracts residents and visitors who enjoy biking, walking and sightseeing. Stretching 1.25 miles along the James River and Kanawha and Haxall Canals, the walk has access points at nearly every block between 5th and 17th streets.

Located along Richmond’s downtown riverfront, the Canal Walk routinely attracts residents and visitors who enjoy biking, walking and sightseeing. Stretching 1.25 miles along the James …

Published on June 16, 2022
Siddi Moussa

Siddi Moussa

Published on June 16, 2022
Mr. Perkins

Mr. Perkins

Published on June 16, 2022

Published on June 16, 2022

Published on June 16, 2022
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

Published on June 16, 2022

Published on June 16, 2022
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn addresses the South Carolina Democratic Party convention June 11 in Columbia, S.C.

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn addresses the South Carolina Democratic Party convention June 11 in Columbia, S.C.

Published on June 16, 2022
Coach Atkinson

Coach Atkinson

Published on June 16, 2022
Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner

Published on June 16, 2022
Robert L. “Bobby” Dandridge is greeted by family, friends and fans during “The Bobby Dandridge Legacy Celebration” last Saturday at Maggie Walker Governor’s School.

Robert L. “Bobby” Dandridge is greeted by family, friends and fans during “The Bobby Dandridge Legacy Celebration” last Saturday at Maggie Walker Governor’s School.

Published on June 16, 2022
Mr. Dandridge, a Richmond native and now a Norfolk resident, stands at left, with his youngest fans, 4-year-old twins, Jru and Jre Hargrove, both of Richmond. They were attending the event with their godmother, Adrienne Milford of Richmond.

Mr. Dandridge, a Richmond native and now a Norfolk resident, stands at left, with his youngest fans, 4-year-old twins, Jru and Jre Hargrove, both of …

Published on June 16, 2022

Published on June 16, 2022