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Ms. Lynch

Published on July 9, 2020

Published on July 9, 2020
Dr. Lane

Dr. Lane

Published on July 9, 2020
The statue of a Confederate private faces forward Wednesday after being taken off its towering pedestal in Libby Hill Park, where it has stood for 126 years. The monument was placed on the hilltop in 1894 overlooking the site where the Confederate Navy Yard operated during the Civil War.

The statue of a Confederate private faces forward Wednesday after being taken off its towering pedestal in Libby Hill Park, where it has stood for …

Published on July 9, 2020
The statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart is turned on its side and lowered onto a flatbed truck Tuesday after being removed from its pedestal at Monument Avenue and Stuart Circle. It is the last of four city-owned statues on the tree-lined street to be taken down and sent to storage.

The statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart is turned on its side and lowered onto a flatbed truck Tuesday after being removed from its pedestal …

Published on July 9, 2020
Ms. Lucas

Ms. Lucas

Published on July 9, 2020
Members of the Delver Woman’s Club of Richmond celebrate the group’s 75th anniversary through its Legacy Community Service Project – a contribution of $5,685 to Feed More, Central Virginia’s primary hunger relief organization. The ceremony, held June 30 outside Feed More’s North Side headquarters, featured a musical prelude by the Jason Jenkins Quartet. The women’s club, which traces its early roots to a literary club for African-American women, was officially started in 1945 and has dedicated itself to civic engagement and service. The club’s 75th anniversary theme: “The Past, The Present, The Future: Continued Commitment to the Community.” In 1967, the club was among the founding members of Meals on Wheels, a program that delivers meals to seniors in their homes and which now comes under Feed More’s umbrella of agencies. The gift to Feed More by the Delver Woman’s Club’s 70 members, their families and friends will provide 22,740 meals to people in the Richmond area. Participating in the program are, from left, Jean T. Williams, legacy project chair; Theo S. Jones, immediate past president; Douglas H. Pick, Feed More’s president and chief executive officer; and Kathryn Erhardt, Feed More’s manager of planned and leadership giving.

Members of the Delver Woman’s Club of Richmond celebrate the group’s 75th anniversary through its Legacy Community Service Project – a contribution of $5,685 to …

Published on July 9, 2020
Sunflower in the West End

Sunflower in the West End

Published on July 9, 2020
The message is right up front on this GRTC bus, spelling out the new requirement for all riders – a face mask. More than four months into the pandemic — and with 14 employees, including 13 drivers, testing positive for COVID-19 — GRTC imposed the requirement for passengers and drivers to wear a face mask. The company dropped all fares in March and expects to continue the free rides at least through next June. Drivers are allowed to bypass would-be passengers who are not masked. The transit company has acknowledged that it has no means to enforce the rule after passengers board, but hopes they recognize the common sense of wearing a mask to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

The message is right up front on this GRTC bus, spelling out the new requirement for all riders – a face mask. More than four …

Published on July 9, 2020
Autumn Bell, 2, takes a brief break from skating to relax with her mom and dad. The youngster was with her parents, DeMarius Thomas and Brinnay Bell, on July Fourth outside Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art in Downtown.

Autumn Bell, 2, takes a brief break from skating to relax with her mom and dad. The youngster was with her parents, DeMarius Thomas and …

Published on July 9, 2020
Gary Foley, a regular at the square, waters flowers and tomatoes planted around a sign bearing the circle’s new name given by protesters, Marcus-David Peters Circle, to remember the man killed by a Richmond Police officer in May 2018.

Gary Foley, a regular at the square, waters flowers and tomatoes planted around a sign bearing the circle’s new name given by protesters, Marcus-David Peters …

Published on July 9, 2020
Marcus-David Peters Circle, the newly renamed area on Monument Avenue around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, takes on a festive atmosphere on the Fourth of July as people pitch tents, grill food and play basketball and soccer to the sounds of a DJ. The base of the statue has become a backdrop for photos by area residents and tourists alike who share messages of hope and critique about a range of issues.

Marcus-David Peters Circle, the newly renamed area on Monument Avenue around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, takes on a festive atmosphere on …

Published on July 9, 2020
About 100 cars parade along Oliver Hill Way for the “Free Them All Car Rally” on Independence Day outside the Richmond Justice Center. People decorated their vehicles and held signs through sunroofs calling for prison reform and the release of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 100 cars parade along Oliver Hill Way for the “Free Them All Car Rally” on Independence Day outside the Richmond Justice Center. People decorated …

Published on July 9, 2020
Work is underway on the $1.2 million renovation of Virginia Union University’s renamed Wil- lie Lanier Field at Hovey Stadium. Mr. Lanier, a former All-Star and Pro Bowl player with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 to 1977, played on Hovey Field when he was a student nearly 60 years ago at Richmond’s Maggie L. Walker High School next door. He has played a vital role in the project to resurface the field from grass to FieldTurf. When the VUU Panthers football team kicks off its 2020 season home opener on Oct. 3 against Shaw University, the new field will be a point of pride for the team and will put VUU on the same level as universities around the nation, officials stated. “That field shows something,” Mr. Lanier stated. “It shows the ability of what it is to provide for those young individuals who can take confidence and pride in where they play and how they are able to perform.” Squares of the old grass field, which has been in place since 1907, are being sold online to help fund the project. Go to https://vuusports.com/sports/2008/11/5/MBB_1105085727.aspx?id=42

Work is underway on the $1.2 million renovation of Virginia Union University’s renamed Wil- lie Lanier Field at Hovey Stadium. Mr. Lanier, a former All-Star …

Published on July 2, 2020
Minister Farrakhan

Minister Farrakhan

Published on July 2, 2020
About 100 young people make their way from the Richmond Children’s Museum up Arthur Ashe Boulevard to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center as part of the Black Lives Matter Youth & Children’s March last Saturday.

About 100 young people make their way from the Richmond Children’s Museum up Arthur Ashe Boulevard to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center as part …

Published on July 2, 2020
RVA Fireworks seen from Virginia War Memorial Shrine of Memory

RVA Fireworks seen from Virginia War Memorial Shrine of Memory

Published on July 2, 2020
Former Richmond City Councilman Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson and his Pomeranian drive by the Lee statue on June 24, where people were peacefully gathered in a spirit of solidarity early in the day. Mr. Richardson, carrying out a protest of his own, said he will not cut the beard he has been growing during the pandemic until the Confederate monuments are taken down.

Former Richmond City Councilman Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson and his Pomeranian drive by the Lee statue on June 24, where people were peacefully gathered in …

Published on July 2, 2020
Last weekend’s Pride March, which proceeded along Brook Road, also marked the 51st anniversary of the six-day Stonewall Uprising in New York, which served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States.

Last weekend’s Pride March, which proceeded along Brook Road, also marked the 51st anniversary of the six-day Stonewall Uprising in New York, which served as …

Published on July 2, 2020
A huge figure representing gay pride becomes a focal point last Saturday for Stonewall Rising: LGBTQ March for Black Lives. Hundreds of members of VA Pride, Minority Vets and other partners flooded the streets of North Side to show they are allied with the cause of racial justice. Pictured here is the starting point at Diversity Richmond on Sherwood Avenue.

A huge figure representing gay pride becomes a focal point last Saturday for Stonewall Rising: LGBTQ March for Black Lives. Hundreds of members of VA …

Published on July 2, 2020