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Feudalism in the Commonwealth, by Gary L. Flowers

In 1619, English colonizers brought captured Africans to Virginia on a cargo ship “The White Lion.” The white colonizers also brought a hierarchical social structure, left over from the days of feudalism in mid-evil England.

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Homeless people who died on U.S. streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings

With his gap-tooth smile, hip-hop routines and volunteer work for a food charity, Roosevelt White III was well known in the downtown Phoenix tent city known as “The Zone.”

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Finally, a show of support

Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker

Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.

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Housing Secretary Fudge resigning; Biden hails her dedication to boosting supply of affordable homes

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving “with mixed emotions.”

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More shelters in place

Ask Mayor Levar M. Stoney about the unsheltered people in the city, and he’ll tell you the city is doing a bang-up job of addressing the need.

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Secrecy over defense secretary’s hospitalization has White House defensive

President Biden’s administration pledged from day one to restore truth and transparency to the federal government — but now it’s facing a maelstrom of criticism and credibility questions after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization was kept secret for days, even from the White House.

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‘Walk Through Fire’

Sheila Johnson’s memoir explores love, loss and triumph

For four days and three nights in mid-August, Sheila Crump Johnson, cofounder of Black Entertainment Television and CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, hosted hundreds of guests at her 340-acre Salamander Resort and Spa near Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant, but it's finally changing

Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame.

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City receives excellent credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s

S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings have affirmed the City of Richmond’s ratings at AA+, Aa1, and AA+, respectively, according to City officials. The rating agencies commended Richmond for its very strong economic growth, attention to increasing reserves, and sound and conservative financial management and policies.

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‘Richmond’s restaurants struggle to stay alive,’ says mayoral candidate

Richmond continues to attract new business and investment, create jobs, and provide an invigorating economic climate for expansion—but once businesses decide to invest in Richmond, we need to treat them better.

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SAD? There are ways to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a form of depression that occurs during certain seasons of the year, usually fall and winter, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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Henrico County historic election results

Henrico County voters for the first time appear to have elected three Black members to the county’s Board of Supervisors with unofficial results from Tuesday’s election indicating the governing body will have a 4-1 Democratic majority when the new terms begin in January.

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Undefeated, unforgettable

Dawn Staley’s South Carolina dynasty rolls and repeats as NCAA champions

The University of South Carolina women’s basketball ended its season with the same number of losses it started with – zero.

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Virginia NAACP files lawsuit against governor

The NAACP Virginia State Conference filed a lawsuit with the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond on Monday against Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Office for violating the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

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Council, mayor approve first City collective bargaining agreements

On Monday, Richmond City Council approved a series of collective bargaining agreements with several key unions.

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BHMCCV receives 2024 Commonwealth History Fund Grant

The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) it is one of 14 organizations selected to receive a grant from the Virginia Museum History & Culture’s (VMHC) Commonwealth History Fund.

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U.S. Open champ Coco Gauff wants to get better and win more major titles — don’t doubt her

Now that Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion, she’s ready for stardom.

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Could Youngkin be on presidential campaign trail?

Most say it’s a ‘no’ for Virginia’s governor

Glenn Youngkin was waving off talk about running for the White House back in 2021, before he’d even made it to the Virginia governor’s mansion.

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Decades of foresight enable Virginia to process cargo diverted from maryland after bridge collapse

The Port of Virginia is taking on additional cargo shipments diverted from Baltimore, Md. after a massive ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month.

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Newest anti-homelessness project builds on strong efforts statewide, by Roger Chesley

Nonprofit officials in Roanoke recently refurbished a former motel, transforming the units into permanent housing for the homeless.