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Published on December 3, 2020
Thanksgiving 2020 was a different sort of holiday, with community events geared toward carry-out meals rather than a communal, sit-down dinner because of the pandemic. Above, at Diversity Richmond in North Side, volunteer Perone Johnson, left, hands a packaged hot Thanksgiving dinner to Luise “Cheezi” Farmer, Diversity Richmond’s board chair, who in turn will hand it to motorists in drive-thru set up in the parking lot. BlackPrideRVA partnered with Diversity Richmond and Ms. Girlee’s Kitchen to provide 200 hot meals on Thanksgiving to all who wanted them. Last year’s inaugural event was a family-style dinner for 150 people.

Thanksgiving 2020 was a different sort of holiday, with community events geared toward carry-out meals rather than a communal, sit-down dinner because of the pandemic. …

Published on December 3, 2020
Sunset at The Carillon in Byrd Park

Sunset at The Carillon in Byrd Park

Published on December 3, 2020
GRTC buses, like the one shown, kept their headlights on Tuesday in honor of late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, who helped launch the modern Civil Rights Movement. She lit the spark 65 years ago on Dec. 1, 1955, when she was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person and move to the rear of the bus that was reserved for Black people. Her action led to a yearlong public transit system boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a U.S Supreme Court decision extending a ban on segregated public transit seating to previously exempt local bus systems. Because of the pandemic, GRTC dropped its tradition of reserving the front bus seat in honor of Ms. Parks, who died in 2005. A special message honoring Ms. Parks was included on the rotating messages on the digital header signs on each bus, GRTC officials stated.

GRTC buses, like the one shown, kept their headlights on Tuesday in honor of late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, who helped launch the modern …

Published on December 3, 2020

Published on December 3, 2020

Published on December 3, 2020
Mike Tyson, left, looks to land a punch on Roy Jones Jr. during their eight-round exhibition match Nov. 28 in Los Angeles.

Mike Tyson, left, looks to land a punch on Roy Jones Jr. during their eight-round exhibition match Nov. 28 in Los Angeles.

Published on December 3, 2020

Published on December 3, 2020

Published on December 3, 2020
Antonio Gibson

Antonio Gibson

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Jaret Patterson

Jaret Patterson

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Published on December 3, 2020
Mr. Macon

Mr. Macon

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Mr. Dinkins

Mr. Dinkins

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Ms. Walker

Ms. Walker

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Mr. Agelasto

Mr. Agelasto

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Published on December 3, 2020
Sen. Locke

Sen. Locke

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Delegate McQuinn

Delegate McQuinn

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Mayor Stoney

Mayor Stoney

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