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Dems win control
For the first time in 24 years, Democrats will hold the majority in the state Senate and House of Delegates
For the first time in 24 years, Virginia voters handed Democrats control of both houses of the General Assembly in Tuesday’s election.
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Will history be made with next speaker of the House?
Will the next speaker of the House of Delegates be the first woman or the first African-American to hold the post in Virginia history?
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Bryson Bruce goes deep to play Thomas Jefferson in 'Hamilton'
The last thing on a black actor’s bucket list is to be cast as a white slave owner and Founding Father in a Broadway hit play. But that’s exactly what Bryson Bruce is doing.
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Yes!!!
The voters of Virginia have spoken. And we are jubilant about the message they sent through the ballot box on Tuesday — that they want a more progressive Virginia as envisioned by Democrats.
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Former President Obama was among the many speakers at the funeral on Oct. 25 for Rep. Elijah E. Cummings at New Psalmist Baptist Church in …
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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates makes a point during his talk Oct. 25 at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Other speakers on the panel for …
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ASWAD conference to bring hundreds of scholars to area next week
Nearly 1,000 people from 30 different countries are expected in Williamsburg next week for the 10th Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide Diaspora, or ASWAD.
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City Council approves 1% pension hike for retirees starting Jan. 1
As anticipated, Richmond City Council unanimously approved a 1 percent pension increase for retired city employees, beginning Jan. 1, during a special meeting on Monday.
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Rep. Cummings remembered as ‘fierce champion’
First African-American lawmaker to lie in state at Capitol
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings was eulogized as a leader with the fiery moral conviction of an Old Testament prophet at a funeral last Friday that brought former presidents and ordinary people alike to the Baltimore church where the congressman worshipped for four decades.
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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates deconstructs power: 'The South won the war of aesthetics'
Author and Maryland native Ta-Nehisi Coates visited Richmond last week to discuss emancipation and to promote his New York Times best-seller, “The Water Dancer.”
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Stakes high for Tuesday’s General Assembly races
The future direction of Virginia will be on the line when voters in Richmond and across the state go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 5, to elect a new legislature.
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Henrico County Board of Supervisors district elections
Candidates and Q&A's for Henrico Board Of Supervisors
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Henrico’s Varina District poised to elect 1st African-American female to county School Board
The Henrico County School Board is set for a historic new addition with next week’s election — its first African-American female member.
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Dr. Lucas officially inaugurated as VUU president
Dr. Hakim J. Lucas was inaugurated as Virginia Union University’s 13th president last week in an event that recognized and honored the historic institution’s past and future.
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Applications being accepted for heating assistance
It’s application time for families and individuals seeking financial assistance to keep the heat on.
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Personality: Melissa Hagerman
Spotlight on volunteer Richmond chair of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s
In 2002, Melissa Hagerman found herself at a crossroads following the death of her mother, whose experience with Alzheimer’s disease, in her words, slowly took her away from her family.
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Funeral service Friday for Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland
Tributes continue to pour in for Congressman Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, a moral voice of conscience who fought for civil rights and took on the White House as a prominent figure in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump as chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee.
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Wine Women & Shoes fundraiser Oct. 27
“Wine Women & Shoes,” the annual fundraiser to benefit the Bon Secours’ Forensic Nursing Program, will be held 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump, 12042 W. Broad St.
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Inaugural Pan-African International Festival of Culture & Unity slated for Oct. 27
A new festival promoting ties with Africa will be held in the Richmond area. “A Day 4 Africa!,” the inaugural Pan-African International Festival of Culture & Unity, is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, on the grounds of the Afrikongo market, 3302 Williamsburg Road in Henrico County, it has been announced.
