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Spreading holiday cheer // Santa Claus suited up to join the Prince Hall Masons of the 26th District to provide holiday cheer and gifts to …
Published on December 25, 2015
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Commencement speaker Roslyn M. Brock offers advice to graduates during Virginia State University’s Fall Commencement ceremony on Sunday
Published on December 15, 2017
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Dr. Harry L. Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, was the commencement speaker.
Published on December 20, 2019
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VSU President Makola M. Abdullah, presents commencement speaker Angela Rye with the Presidential Humanitarian Award.
Published on May 27, 2021
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Julien and Kiersten Saunders, founders of the rich & REGULAR brand, are keynote speakers during the BLCK Street Conference on Aug. 8.
Published on August 5, 2022
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Ministers and rabbis stage a sit-in at the Center City Starbucks in Philadelphia to protest the arrest of two African-American men who were waiting at …
Published on April 19, 2018
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Lenora C. McQueen stands in the forgotten Grave Yard for Free People of Colour and For Slaves during a visit to Richmond. Behind her is …
Published on March 6, 2020
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Queen of ice cream Rabia Kamara gives out samples of her winning Ben & Jerry’s ice cream creation “Bia’s Black Joy Sundae” last week to …
Published on October 14, 2021
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Entrepreneurs hear from guest speakers during the inaugural BLCK Street Conference at The Collaboratory of VA on Monday, Aug. 8.
Published on August 11, 2022
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Zestful celebration // FeedMore CEO Doug Pick talks with key- note speaker Cheryl Maroney, director of A Child Is Born Learning Center in Henrico County.
Published on March 4, 2016
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, left, joins the ceremonial swearing-in of Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan on Capitol Hill on March 7.
Published on December 28, 2023
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Video shows former NFL player manhandled by Georgia police
A lawyer for Desmond Marrow said this week the charges against the former NFL player should be dropped, as police and prosecutors in Georgia said they are reviewing the arrest in which officers allegedly used excessive force.
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Kevasia Taylor, 5, center, takes a break from shopping to rattle off her detailed Christmas list to Santa Claus, while 10-year-old Quanasia Hubbard waits to …
Published on December 16, 2016
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Huguenot High School Principal Robert “Rob” Gilstrap, center, joins in the celebration after teachers from the school learn they each have been awarded a $200 …
Published on September 4, 2018
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The Department of General Services continues work to excavate and construct a tunnel between the new General Assembly Building and the Capitol’s subterranean visitor center …
Published on January 12, 2023
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Last Sunday hundreds of women and their supporters, including First Lady Pam Northam, center, celebrate Virginia being the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights …
Published on March 13, 2020
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Antonia Okafor of Texas addresses the crowd inside Capitol Square, where guns were not allowed. She was the sole African-American speaker at the rally.
Published on January 24, 2020
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Keynote speaker Dr. Khaalida Forbes and VSU President Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. share a laugh during Virginia State University’s commencement.
Published on May 19, 2022
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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks Tuesday after he was chosen as the nominee for House speaker at a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in …
Published on October 26, 2023
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Bessie E. Hundley, salon owner, travel agent and day care operator, dies at 99
Frustrated by low wages, Bessie Mercell Eddleton Hund- ley went into business for herself.
