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Saxophonist Everette Harp of Jazz Funk Soul gets into a groove with Ronnie Jenkins and Paul Jackson. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Saxophonist Everette Harp of Jazz Funk Soul gets into a groove with Ronnie Jenkins and Paul Jackson. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Published on August 30, 2019
Vocalist Brian McKnight wows the crowd with his range on Saturday night. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Vocalist Brian McKnight wows the crowd with his range on Saturday night. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Published on August 30, 2019
Rain couldn’t stop the music last weekend at the Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival. The 37th annual two-day event, hosted by Norfolk FestEvents, was moved indoors from Town Point Park on Norfolk’s downtown waterfront to the Norfolk Scope because of inclement weather. A dry and appreciative crowd of thousands packed the venue both last Friday and Saturday and enjoyed the music by top acts. In this photo, drummer and singer Sheila E shows off her chops Friday night. (photo by Randy Singleton)

Rain couldn’t stop the music last weekend at the Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival. The 37th annual two-day event, hosted by Norfolk FestEvents, was moved indoors …

Published on August 30, 2019

Published on August 30, 2019

Published on August 30, 2019
A line of people marches along a portion of the Richmond Slave Trail beside the James River on their way from the Old Manchester docks to Downtown. The walk on Aug. 20 was led by Janine Y. Bell of the Elegba Folklore Society and was symbolic of the many slave coffles in Richmond, which was one of the largest markets for the sale of enslaved people before the end of the Civil War. The walk was one element of the three-day Black Lives Global Summit that the Connecticut-based Community Healing Network sponsored. The summit, held largely at Virginia Union University in concert with other events related to the 400th anniversary of the forced arrival of the first Africans in English North America, focused on providing emotional and psychological healing from the lingering impact of slavery and included a range of speakers focusing on the past, present and future for people of African descent. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

A line of people marches along a portion of the Richmond Slave Trail beside the James River on their way from the Old Manchester docks …

Published on August 30, 2019
Baby Sun coreopsis in The Fan (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Baby Sun coreopsis in The Fan (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Published on August 30, 2019
Calvin Pearson, founder of Project 1619, holds a bowl of rose petals in preparation for a ceremony in which people dropped the petals in the water off the pier at Fort Monroe in honor and remembrance of the millions of Africans brought to these shores during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (photo by Ava Reaves)

Calvin Pearson, founder of Project 1619, holds a bowl of rose petals in preparation for a ceremony in which people dropped the petals in the …

Published on August 30, 2019
Eight area residents, including Free Press photojournalist Regina H. Boone, were honored with 2019 Community Healer Awards on Aug. 21 as part of the Valuing Black Lives Global Summit held by the Community Healing Network at Virginia Union University. The honorees, from left, are Olufemi Shepsu, social worker and co-founder of the Abusa-Pa Black Family Institute; Virginia Com- monwealth University professor Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, founder of the Conciliation Project, a nonprofit social justice theater company; Ms. Boone; freelance writer and author Samantha Willis; Samuel D. Veney III, community activist; Lynetta Thompson, founder of the Mary G. Brown Transitional Center and longtime NAACP official; and Albert Walker III, director of healthy communities at Bon Secours Health System. Community organizer Lillie Estes was honored posthumously. Also, Dr. Annelle B. Primmer, a Baltimore psychiatrist, received the 2019 President’s Award. She is chair and convener of the All Healers Mental Health Alliance. (photo by Ava Reaves)

Eight area residents, including Free Press photojournalist Regina H. Boone, were honored with 2019 Community Healer Awards on Aug. 21 as part of the Valuing …

Published on August 30, 2019
Susan Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, poses for a photograph on Sunday with Chester Williams of Newport News. She was among several celebrities who attended the weekend commemoration events. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Susan Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, poses for a photograph on Sunday with Chester Williams of Newport News. She was among several celebrities who …

Published on August 30, 2019
Brycen Dildy, 11, of Larkspur Middle School in Virginia Beach, wows the crowd as he speaks during last Saturday’s main commemoration ceremony at Fort Monroe. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Brycen Dildy, 11, of Larkspur Middle School in Virginia Beach, wows the crowd as he speaks during last Saturday’s main commemoration ceremony at Fort Monroe. …

Published on August 30, 2019
A state historial marker outlining the history of the “First Africans in Virginia” stands near the seawall at the Fort Monroe National Historic Site. The area was known as Point Comfort in 1619 when the “20 and odd Negroes,” captured by the Portugese in Africa and then stolen by pirates on the English ship White Lion, were traded in Virginia for food and provisions. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

A state historial marker outlining the history of the “First Africans in Virginia” stands near the seawall at the Fort Monroe National Historic Site. The …

Published on August 30, 2019
Lariah Harris, 2, of Hampton walks with confidence Saturday along Fort Monroe’s waterfront, where the first “20 and odd Negroes” came ashore as captives at Point Comfort in 1619. The youngster was following her grandmother, Dee Wesley, a resident on the Fort Monroe property, which is now a part of the National Park Service. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Lariah Harris, 2, of Hampton walks with confidence Saturday along Fort Monroe’s waterfront, where the first “20 and odd Negroes” came ashore as captives at …

Published on August 30, 2019
Hundreds of people amass for the National Park Service’s bell-ringing ceremony, a part of Sunday’s Healing Day events at Fort Monroe. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Hundreds of people amass for the National Park Service’s bell-ringing ceremony, a part of Sunday’s Healing Day events at Fort Monroe. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free …

Published on August 30, 2019
Ora McCoy, 76, of Appomattox, and Terry E. Brown, superintendent of Fort Monroe National Monument, launch the nationwide bell-ringing ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fort Monroe as part of the ceremony. Bells at national parks, churches and other places across the country rang for four minutes — one minute for each century — in honor of the first Africans in English North America 400 years ago. The bell belonged to Ms. McCoy’s family. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Ora McCoy, 76, of Appomattox, and Terry E. Brown, superintendent of Fort Monroe National Monument, launch the nationwide bell-ringing ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday at …

Published on August 30, 2019
Sounds of Blackness turns up the energy before Common takes the stage at the Hampton Coliseum. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Sounds of Blackness turns up the energy before Common takes the stage at the Hampton Coliseum. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Published on August 30, 2019
The crowd responds to Common during Saturday night’s performance, with many people rapping along with him. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

The crowd responds to Common during Saturday night’s performance, with many people rapping along with him. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Published on August 30, 2019
Rapper Common sets the vibe for a free concert enjoyed by several thousand fans Saturday night at the Hampton Coliseum as part of the four-day commemoration organized by “American Evolution” under state and federal commemoration commissions, the Fort Monroe Authority, the National Park Service, the City of Hampton and Project 1619, a black-led nonprofit. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Rapper Common sets the vibe for a free concert enjoyed by several thousand fans Saturday night at the Hampton Coliseum as part of the four-day …

Published on August 30, 2019
Tracy Richardson of Hampton looks at some of the marked gravesites at the Tucker Family Cemetery nestled in a residential area at 1 Sharon Court in Hampton. The cemetery holds the descendants of William Tucker, the first African-American born in the English colony of Virginia in 1624. According to records, William Tucker was the child of Anthony and Isabella, two of the first Africans brought to Virginia in 1619. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Tracy Richardson of Hampton looks at some of the marked gravesites at the Tucker Family Cemetery nestled in a residential area at 1 Sharon Court …

Published on August 30, 2019
Water is poured from an animal horn during a traditional libation ceremony Saturday by representatives of various African nations. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Water is poured from an animal horn during a traditional libation ceremony Saturday by representatives of various African nations. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Published on August 30, 2019