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Remembering her brother-Princess Blanding hosts a community remembrance of her brother, Marcus-David Peters, last Saturday on the third anniversary of his death. Mr. Peters, a 24-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University honors graduate and biology teacher, was shot and killed May 14, 2018, by a Richmond Police officer as he was experiencing what some have described as a mental health crisis just off Interstate 95. Ms. Blanding held the anniversary gathering on Monument Avenue, near the Lee monument circle that some renamed Marcus-David Peters Circle. She and other family and friends honored Mr. Peters’ life and called for a federal investigation into his death. Ms. Blanding is running as a Liberation Party candidate for governor.

Remembering her brother-Princess Blanding hosts a community remembrance of her brother, Marcus-David Peters, last Saturday on the third anniversary of his death. Mr. Peters, a …

Published on May 20, 2021
Cityscape-City Hall has not been able to remove this stone highway marker noting that a stretch of U.S. 1 in South Side, now known as Richmond Highway, was once called Jefferson Davis Highway to honor the traitorous Confederate president. Location: A grassy strip in front of the city Department of Public Utilities’ Field Operations and Maintenance Facility at Maury Street and Richmond Highway. A Richmond chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy placed the 4-foot-tall marker on the site in 1935. City Council voted last December to change the name of the roadway. Robert Steidel, the city’s chief operating officer, stated Tuesday that this is one of a series of markers placed by the UDC along U.S. 1 in the city and other locations. He said all are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which complicates their removal. He stated that city staff is working with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to come up with a plan to remove the marker. The plan will be presented first to the City Planning Commission. Meanwhile, the Virginia General Assembly, which nearly 100 years ago designated U.S. 1 as Jefferson Davis Highway, this year approved replacing the Davis name with Emancipation Highway as of Jan. 1, 2022, in localities such as Chesterfield County that have not renamed the roadway.

Cityscape-City Hall has not been able to remove this stone highway marker noting that a stretch of U.S. 1 in South Side, now known as …

Published on May 20, 2021
Mommy and me time/Emmie Aslan, 3, sits with her mother, Joli Aslan, while they enjoy the music of the Desiree Roots Jazz Trio at last Saturday’s outdoor concert at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen.

Mommy and me time/Emmie Aslan, 3, sits with her mother, Joli Aslan, while they enjoy the music of the Desiree Roots Jazz Trio at last …

Published on May 20, 2021
Mr. Dintenfass

Mr. Dintenfass

Published on May 20, 2021

Published on May 20, 2021

Published on May 20, 2021
Billy McMullen

Billy McMullen

Published on May 20, 2021
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, center, competes May 9 in the second heat of the men’s 100-meter dash prelim during the USATF Golden Games at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. At left is Felipe Bardi Dos Santos and at right is Abdullah Mohammed.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, center, competes May 9 in the second heat of the men’s 100-meter dash prelim during the USATF Golden Games …

Published on May 20, 2021

Published on May 20, 2021
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Published on May 20, 2021
Cheyenne Woods

Cheyenne Woods

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Published on May 20, 2021
Mr. Ross

Mr. Ross

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Published on May 20, 2021
Ms. Taylor

Ms. Taylor

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Ms. Pileda

Ms. Pileda

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Mr. Baldwin

Mr. Baldwin

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Ms. Vaughan

Ms. Vaughan

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Ms. Woelk

Ms. Woelk

Published on May 20, 2021