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Myrtle H. Motley, civic, church worker, succumbs at 98

Myrtle Hobson Motley came through at a critical moment when Richmond civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill Sr. was pursuing an important legal battle against government-enforced segregated schools.

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Corrections officers’ union calls for testing of all inmates and staff at Virginia facilities

A union representing state correctional officers is calling on Gov. Ralph S. Northam to immediately begin coronavirus testing for all officers, staff, residents and incarcerated people in facilities run by the Virginia Department of Corrections and the state Department of Juvenile Justice.

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National Night Out events announced

The Richmond Police Department will celebrate National Night Out, the biggest citywide party of the year, and all city residents are invited to participate.

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3 other area teams playing for state high school crowns

The Virginia High School League’s state basketball finals this week will have a strong local flavor at the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center.

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Details for voting in Feb. 21 congressional election

Deadlines are approaching to vote early in the 4th Congres- sional District election to replace the late U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin.

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DMV reopens for walk-in service without appointments

Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles offices are reopening for walk-in service three days a week.

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Grey Garrett is Virginia Rep’s Carole King

The Virginia Repertory Theatre has found its Carole King. Richmond theater actress Grey Garrett has been selected to play the award-winning musician in the regional premiere of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the November Theatre beginning Friday, June 23.

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VSU Alumni Theatre Ensemble to put on play to benefit students

The Virginia State University Alumni Theatre Ensemble is performing “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” to raise funds for the university’s Tuition Assistance and Scholarship Fund for students. The performance will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in VSU’s L. Douglas Wilder Building Auditorium, 1 Hayden Drive, in Ettrick.

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Jan. 3 deadline to register to vote in state Senate election

to register to vote in state Senate election

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Register to vote by Feb.8

Monday, Feb. 8, is the deadline to register to vote in Virginia’s presidential primary March 1. Voters will have the opportunity to cast a ballot for either Democratic or Republican candidates vying for their party’s nomination for the November presidential election.

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Annual Labor Day political event to go virtual

Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott’s Annual Labor Day Picnic is going virtual.

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Applications due Sept.15 for VMFA Museum Leaders in Training Program

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is accepting applications from students in grades eight through 12 for its Museum Leaders in Training Program.

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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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Former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell files for divorce

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has filed for divorce from his wife of 42 years. Mr. McDonnell confirmed earlier this week that he filed the paperwork. He declined to comment further.

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Bishop Gerald O. Glenn and wife hospitalized with the coronavirus

A prominent Chesterfield County minister and his wife are both being treated at the hospital for the coronavirus.

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A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’

In the summer of 2022, Emma Goodwin was getting over a breakup and thinking hard about her life and how to better herself. She decided to try a book she had heard about often, bell hooks’ “All About Love: New Visions.”

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Dr. Carolyn N. Graham, former Richmond deputy CAO for human services, dies at 75

Dr. Carolyn Nadene Graham, a top social services executive in Richmond, Washington and Florida and creator of the Washington-based Mary Elizabeth House to aid young mothers aging out of foster care, has died.

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Police reform needed now

“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.”
– Charles de Montesquieu, “The Spirit of the Laws,” 1748 A tragic déjà vu is playing out in communities all across America, particularly in the growingly skeptical streets of black and brown neighborhoods.

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Prosperity preachers to pray at Trump inaugural

Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, who hosted President-elect Donald Trump with his Detroit congregation in September, is among the religious leaders chosen to offer prayers at the new president’s swearing-in next week in Washington. The inaugural committee announced that prosperity gospel preachers Bishop Jackson, who leads Great Faith Ministries International, and Pastor Paula White, a friend of the president-elect, will join four others selected to participate in the inauguration on Friday, Jan. 20.

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HBCUs today

Editorials

The last few days haven’t been the greatest for HBCUs.