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Resistance is power

Since taking office two weeks ago, President Donald Trump has proven day in and day out why he is unfit to hold office. Since Jan. 20, he has thrown America into a state of chaos with half-baked executive orders and other actions that: • Trapped permanent U.S. residents, including students, researchers and workers, in airports across the nation, denying them entry into the United States, and barring people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — all largely Muslim nations — for 90 days;

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Bishop Tutu’s daughter quits priesthood after gay marriage

The daughter of Nobel laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa has given up her clergy credentials after marrying a Dutch woman. Mpho Tutu told South African media that because her church did not recognize her wedding, she could no longer serve in the country.

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GRTC provides more protective gear to drivers

It took nearly two months, but GRTC is ramping up virus protection for drivers who have kept the public transit system rolling during the pandemic.

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Obamacare still vital

Signature health care law remains intact despite GOP assaults

Don’t panic if you bought individual or family health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. The ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare, is struggling but still alive and will continue to operate, according to experts in the field, despite President Trump’s decision last week to cut off premium subsidies to insurance companies.

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Beverly Crawford, who ran law firm with husband, Sa’ad El-Amin, remembered for her passions

Family and friends gathered Saturday, June 30, to celebrate the life of Beverly Diane Crawford, a former attorney and wife of former City Councilman Sa’ad El-Amin.

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Dr. Aashir Nasim named VCU vice president

Dr. Aashir Nasim is being handed the challenge of improving diversity and inclusion at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Johnson named national NAACP president, CEO

Derrick Johnson has been elected president and chief executive officer of the national NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization.

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‘In the Heights’ opens to low numbers

NEW YORK Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of “In the Heights” last weekend dampened Hollywood’s hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office.

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Huguenot senior hurdles to state champion

Huguenot High School senior Shaunté Harris has a passion for fashion. But if there’s one thing she relishes more than a sporty, chic look, it’s running the high hurdles — an event famous for its thrills — and also its spills. Therefore, don’t be surprised to see Harris wearing distressed denims to school, rather than a trendy shirtdress. “My legs aren’t the nicest,” she says with a wide smile. “I’ve taken plenty of spills, lots of hard falls. My legs have cuts and scratches. It kind of never stops.”

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RVA Night League for Safer Streets builds life skills, relationships along with basketball

RVA Night League for Safer Streets is set to start its second season of night basketball with more jumps shots and lifestyle workshops.

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Stanton slugging it all the way to the bank

Giancarlo Stanton is Major League Baseball’s top slugger. He also claims No. 1 status going to the bank. The Miami Marlins’ mountainous right fielder had 57 home runs through Saturday, Sept. 23, and was bidding to be just the sixth man in history to enter the exclusive club of players with 60 or more home runs in a single season.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Researchers uncover their tangled roots

Lemon Project symposium to help connect the past

Virginia lawyer and retired public official Viola Baskerville has been intrigued by her family’s roots for more than 35 years.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Steadfast devotion

Faith Community’s Patricia Gould-Champ steps down from pulpit

After 28 years, Dr. Patricia A. Gould-Champ last January handed off the pastoral leadership of the church she founded, Faith Community Baptist Church in the East End.

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More fresh regionally grown produce headed to school cafeterias

More fresh lettuce, tomatoes and other regionally grown produce could be headed to the cafeteria meals served to students in schools in Richmond and Henrico and Chesterfield counties.

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VCU to get $16M to purchase new stadium site

The General Assembly just gave a big boost to the plan to build a replacement for The Diamond baseball stadium on the stateAlcoholic Beverage Control Authority property at Hermitage and Robin Hood roads.

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Mellody Hobson, a Black woman, joins Broncos ownership group

The Waltons, heirs to the Walmart fortune and America’s richest family, have won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world.

Trump not qualified to be president

It seems to me the Republican Party has turned out to be one big circus, with Donald Trump being the head ringmaster.  Why is that? It seems that the other candidates have just faded to the back. Don’t get me wrong; I’m enjoying the clown show that the Republican Party is becoming.

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City Council approves funds for new police property center

The cramped and decaying storage area in Downtown where the Richmond Police Department holds guns, drugs and other evidence for court cases is finally on its way to being replaced.