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Green Dragons celebrate golden reunion/ The golden anniversary reunion wrapped up last Sunday with the cookout at Dorey Park in Henrico County, where classmate Elwood Sookins Jr. takes charge of the grill. The reunion committee organized three days of events that included a tour of the old high school on Lombardy Street; a class photo taken at the statue of Maggie Walker on Broad Street in Downtown; dinner and dancing at a Henrico hotel last Friday and Saturday; a candle lighting ceremony to remember deceased classmates; and a worship service at St. Peter Baptist Church on Mountain Road in Glen Allen. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Green Dragons celebrate golden reunion/ The golden anniversary reunion wrapped up last Sunday with the cookout at Dorey Park in Henrico County, where classmate Elwood …

Published on August 23, 2019
Ms. Marshall

Ms. Marshall

Published on August 23, 2019
Serena Williams

Serena Williams

Published on August 23, 2019
Corey Taylor, principal of Cristo Rey Richmond High School, welcomes members of the school’s inaugural class Monday and sets expectations for the academic year.

Corey Taylor, principal of Cristo Rey Richmond High School, welcomes members of the school’s inaugural class Monday and sets expectations for the academic year.

Published on August 23, 2019
Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/Noah McKay, 11, of Charlotte, N.C. and Desmond Baah, 17, provided the muscle to move a big suitcase and a large box filled with shoes, clothes and other essentials for student life. The student move-in at VCU mirrored similar activity this month at Virginia Union University and the University of Richmond as new and continuing students prepared for the start of classes. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/Noah McKay, 11, of Charlotte, N.C. and Desmond Baah, 17, provided the muscle to move a big suitcase …

Published on August 23, 2019
Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/Dominic Baah is one of thousands of Virginia Commonwealth University students who spent Saturday moving into campus dorm rooms. The transfer student from Leesburg had the moral support of his 3-year-old brother, Todd Johnson, as he set up his belongings in his new residence hall on West Grace Street. The student move-in at VCU mirrored similar activity this month at Virginia Union University and the University of Richmond as new and continuing students prepared for the start of classes. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/Dominic Baah is one of thousands of Virginia Commonwealth University students who spent Saturday moving into campus dorm …

Published on August 23, 2019
Illustration of the first Africans brought to Virginia in 1619. Published in Harpers Monthly magazine in January 1901.

Illustration of the first Africans brought to Virginia in 1619. Published in Harpers Monthly magazine in January 1901.

Published on August 23, 2019
Enslaved people on a Hanover County plantation owned by Dr. William F. Gaines taken by photographer George Harper Houghton in 1862.

Enslaved people on a Hanover County plantation owned by Dr. William F. Gaines taken by photographer George Harper Houghton in 1862.

Published on August 23, 2019
Jay-Z

Jay-Z

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Mr. Wilder

Mr. Wilder

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Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

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Dr. Dyson

Dr. Dyson

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Common

Common

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Published on August 23, 2019
Serena Williams

Serena Williams

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Joe Ross

Joe Ross

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Howie Kendrick

Howie Kendrick

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Anthony Rendon

Anthony Rendon

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Kurt Suzuki

Kurt Suzuki

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Gerardo Parra

Gerardo Parra

Published on August 23, 2019