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DHR to administer preservation easement over Drexel-Morrell Center property

A permanent preservation and open-space easement has been established for the Drexel- Morrell Center, a historic property in Powhatan County that highlights the role of African-Americans in that area, and the life and contributions of American Catholic St. Katharine Drexel, founder of two now defunct African-American academies that were located nearby.

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A box office KO: ‘Creed III’ debuts to $58.7M

“Creed III” punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters.

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AAGHS GRVA: ‘Our history matters’

Founded in 2010, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Greater Richmond, Virginia Chapter (AAGHS GRVA) strives to be at the vanguard of providing important historical context and the ability to use research skills and techniques to further the field of scholarly genealogy.

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Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case

The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case cleared the way Wednesday for Donald Trump and other defendants to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the prosecution.

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Anti-war protests take to the streets, courts after encampment

For the second Monday in a row, Richmond stirred with activity from anti-war, pro-Palestenian protesters, who marched down the city’s busy streets in what was the latest development since the encampment at Virginia Commonwealth University ended.

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NFL broke color line in 1946

Sunday night’s Super Bowl will showcase two franchises with Black players making up some 65% of their rosters.

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Author reaches back to family roots for children’s book

The Great Migration was an exodus of 6 million African-Americans from the rural South to the North and the West between 1910 and 1970. Desiree Cooper’s parents were children of the Great Depression, and her family was among those who relocated to leave the trauma of the Jim Crow South.

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Historically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies

The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. said it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida because of what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s “harmful, racist and insensitive” policies toward African-Americans.

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Handling extremism, by Dr. E. Faye Williams

At one time we could confidently turn to the U.S. Supreme Court for relief from extremist behavior that attempted to take away rights we already had or rights we were fighting to achieve. Today, unfortunately, we experience extremism in so many areas of our lives.

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New life, new name for Wythe

When making remarks about the new Richmond High School of the Arts last Saturday, Jason Kamras’ words were noticeably cheerful and upbeat.

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Bronny James, son of leBron, in stable condition after cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice

Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at the University of Southern California, a family spokesman said Tuesday.

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RPS students show minimal progress with math, reading scores

Richmond public school students in the third to eighth grades continue to struggle with reading comprehension and with understanding math concepts, according to results from the state-mandated Virginia Growth Assessment (VGA).

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Council says ‘no’ to ‘warehouse creep’ proposal

City Council on Monday night rejected a nonprofit housing group’s plan to build a warehouse in South Side to assemble affordable modular replacements for worn-out mobile homes that mostly Latino residents occupy in the city.

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Lawsuit claims Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement violates Reconstruction-era federal law

People who have been disqualified from voting in Virginia because of their criminal records filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state elections officials challenging the state’s automatic disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions.

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Virginia colleges pivot post-affirmative action decision

Colleges and universities in Virginia are adjusting in the wake of a supreme Court decision last week that ended affirmative action in higher education.

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Lawmakers applaud Justices stellar season; custom suits further accent team’s success

John Marshall High, named after the former Supreme Court Chief Justice, has been laying down the law this season on the basketball court. Virginia’s lawmakers have taken notice.

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Clean-energy tech must become a reality in U.S. manufacturing, by Ben Jealous

What if the answer to undoing the harm wrought by the demise of America’s manufacturing sector was right in front of us? Perhaps it’s an economic boom waiting to happen, to rebuild communities and revitalize our beaten-down working class.

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William & Mary grows roster of diverse coaches, players

Black athletes and coaches are making a strong football statement at William & Mary.

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Woman seeks to visit deceased son’s daughter as holidays near

All that 69-year-old Richmonder Yolanda D. Fox wants for Christmas is to see her granddaughter, Mariah.