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Published on July 22, 2016

Published on July 22, 2016
Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press More than 100 people march to the Virginia Supreme Court building following Tuesday’s rally in Capitol Square supporting Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s order restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 felons.

Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press More than 100 people march to the Virginia Supreme Court building following Tuesday’s rally in Capitol Square supporting Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s …

Published on July 22, 2016
Judge Angela Edwards Roberts became the first elected African- American female judge in Virginia in 1990.

Judge Angela Edwards Roberts became the first elected African- American female judge in Virginia in 1990.

Published on July 22, 2016
Herman Baskerville, owner of Big Herm’s Kitchen, oversees operations at his food tent last year at the Washington NFL training camp on West Leigh Street. Mr. Baskerville is one of the minority-owned vendors selected this year to return to the camp that opens July 28.

Herman Baskerville, owner of Big Herm’s Kitchen, oversees operations at his food tent last year at the Washington NFL training camp on West Leigh Street. …

Published on July 22, 2016
Work on the 6,600-square-foot plaza at Adams and Broad streets for the Maggie L. Walker statue is expected to begin within two months.

Work on the 6,600-square-foot plaza at Adams and Broad streets for the Maggie L. Walker statue is expected to begin within two months.

Published on July 22, 2016

Published on July 22, 2016

Published on July 22, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, is accompanied by national NAACP board member Hazel Dukes as she arrives to deliver the keynote speech last Monday to thousands of delegates attending the civil rights organization’s 107th annual convention in Cincinnati.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, is accompanied by national NAACP board member Hazel Dukes as she arrives to deliver the keynote speech last Monday …

Published on July 22, 2016

Published on July 22, 2016
Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, introduces his wife, Melania, who addressed delegates Monday during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, introduces his wife, Melania, who addressed delegates Monday during the opening day of the Republican National Convention …

Published on July 22, 2016

Published on July 22, 2016

Published on July 22, 2016
Dr. Gooden

Dr. Gooden

Published on July 22, 2016

Published on July 22, 2016
AKAs make dresses for girls in Africa // Johnelle M. Torbert, left, president of the Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Kwanza S. Downs display two of the 225 dresses chapter members crafted with family and friends for the sorority’s “Little Dresses for Africa” project. AKA chapters across the country made dresses to send to girls in Tanzania, South Africa and Liberia as part of its “Twenty-three Moments of Service” honoring the memory of Mary Shy Scott, the sorority’s 23rd international president. The dresses are being collected at the sorority’s 67th Boulé this week in Atlanta. Ms. Downs served as chairman of the Richmond chapter’s dressmaking project.

AKAs make dresses for girls in Africa // Johnelle M. Torbert, left, president of the Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Kwanza …

Published on July 15, 2016
AKAs make dresses for girls in Africa // Johnelle M. Torbert, left, president of the Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Kwanza S. Downs display two of the 225 dresses chapter members crafted with family and friends for the sorority’s “Little Dresses for Africa” project. AKA chapters across the country made dresses to send to girls in Tanzania, South Africa and Liberia as part of its “Twenty-three Moments of Service” honoring the memory of Mary Shy Scott, the sorority’s 23rd international president. The dresses are being collected at the sorority’s 67th Boulé this week in Atlanta. Ms. Downs served as chairman of the Richmond chapter’s dressmaking project.

AKAs make dresses for girls in Africa // Johnelle M. Torbert, left, president of the Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Kwanza …

Published on July 15, 2016
Gladiolas in the East End

Gladiolas in the East End

Published on July 15, 2016
The historic Winfree Cottage has received some tender, loving care. At left, a photo published in the June 2-4 edition of the Free Press shows the previous condition of the small house that dates at least to 1866. At right, a photo taken July 11 shows the new look of the cottage after a fresh coat of whitewash and a new coat of paint on the roof. The 700-square-foot building, now owned by the city, has long been envisioned as a visitor’s center for the Richmond Slave Trail. It now sits next to the Lumpkin’s Jail site near North 15th and East Broad streets and Main Street Station. Rescued from demolition in 2002, the building has sat for 12 years on a trailer and steel beams awaiting a new foundation. It is said to be the last slave cottage still standing in Richmond, though that claim has not been verified. City records show it was purchased or built in 1866 by owner David Winfree, who then deeded it to his former slave, Emily Winfree, the mother of five of his children.

The historic Winfree Cottage has received some tender, loving care. At left, a photo published in the June 2-4 edition of the Free Press shows …

Published on July 15, 2016
From left, artist S. Ross Browne, Afrikana Film Festival founder Enjoli Moon, Feast RVA co-founder Josh Epperson and Untold RVA founder Free Egunfemi react to one of the stories during last Saturday’s storytelling event at the Hippodrome Theater in Jackson Ward.

From left, artist S. Ross Browne, Afrikana Film Festival founder Enjoli Moon, Feast RVA co-founder Josh Epperson and Untold RVA founder Free Egunfemi react to …

Published on July 15, 2016