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Helen Marie Taylor, 96, is taken by wheelchair to the John Marshall Courts Building in Downtown on Monday, where she sat in a hearing by Monument Avenue residents to keep the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in place. Ms. Taylor wants to halt the statue’s removal. She holds a photo taken with a descendant of one of the Confederates whose bust was removed earlier this year from the State Capitol.

Helen Marie Taylor, 96, is taken by wheelchair to the John Marshall Courts Building in Downtown on Monday, where she sat in a hearing by …

Published on October 22, 2020
Mr. Hughes

Mr. Hughes

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020
Delegate Foy

Delegate Foy

Published on October 22, 2020
From left, Phil Wilkerson, Adam Randolph, Harry Gore, Jr. and Richard Valentine were among the first five Black cadets accepted to Virginia Military Institute in September 1968.

From left, Phil Wilkerson, Adam Randolph, Harry Gore, Jr. and Richard Valentine were among the first five Black cadets accepted to Virginia Military Institute in …

Published on October 22, 2020
Mr. Swann

Mr. Swann

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020
Princess Blanding, sister of the late Marcus-David Peters, joined family members in hosting a celebration Saturday to mark what would have been her brother’s 27th birthday and to keep his memory alive. Location: The Lee statue in Richmond that sits on a traffic circle that some now call Marcus-David Peters Circle.

Princess Blanding, sister of the late Marcus-David Peters, joined family members in hosting a celebration Saturday to mark what would have been her brother’s 27th …

Published on October 22, 2020
Standing beside a sign that bears Mr. Peters’ name and photo, Ms. Blanding tells reporters she misses her brother and appreciates the outpouring of love from people attending the event. She said she would never tire of fighting on his behalf and for others suffering from mental illness. A high school biology teacher, Mr. Peters was 24 when he was fatally shot by a Richmond Police officer in May 2018 while experiencing what has been described as a mental crisis.

Standing beside a sign that bears Mr. Peters’ name and photo, Ms. Blanding tells reporters she misses her brother and appreciates the outpouring of love …

Published on October 22, 2020
Celebrated Richmond muralist Hamilton Glass completes his latest addition to the city’s streetscape — a dramatic work that features black faces infused into the traditional red, white and blue and stars of the American flag. A clear artistic statement of the message that Black Lives Matter, the mural faces the Brookland Park Boulevard side of the Richmond Urban Ministry Institute at the intersection of Chamberlayne Avenue and Brookland Park Boulevard in North Side. New murals continue to be added. On Wednesday, the city unveiled Josh Zarambo’s mural tribute to the late Congressman John Lewis of Georgia at the Powhatan Community Center on Fulton Hill. And recently, another well-known muralist, Sir James Thornhill, completed a new mural with student help in the 800 block of Oliver Hill Way in Shockoe Bottom.

Celebrated Richmond muralist Hamilton Glass completes his latest addition to the city’s streetscape — a dramatic work that features black faces infused into the traditional …

Published on October 22, 2020
Doug Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, chats with Herman Baskerville, left, owner of Big Herm’s Kitchen in Jackson Ward, as he picks up takeout from the 2nd Street eatery before heading to a campaign rally in Henrico County, where he joined Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger of Henrico. Mayor Levar M. Stoney, right, took the opportunity to meet with Sen. Harris’ spouse in Richmond. This is Mr. Emhoff’s second campaign visit to Richmond in the last 30 days.

Doug Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, chats with Herman Baskerville, left, owner of Big Herm’s Kitchen in Jackson Ward, as …

Published on October 22, 2020
Reflection of Bryan Park

Reflection of Bryan Park

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020

Published on October 22, 2020
Andreas Addison

Andreas Addison

Published on October 22, 2020
Andreas Addison

Andreas Addison

Published on October 22, 2020