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Sharon Baptist Church building no longer for sale

Sharon Baptist Church in Jackson Ward is still on the market, according to a major Richmond real estate company’s website.

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What has happened to the Black church?

Re “Fourth Baptist Church tumult raises concern among congregation,” Free Press Jan. 21-23 edition:

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Volunteers to help RRHA families late with rent to file for state relief

Next week, scores of volunteers will be going door to door in public housing communities seeking to help 1,700 families avoid eviction because their rent is past due.

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Richmond R&B singer hospitalized

The family of local R&B singer and producer Marlon Cox is asking for financial assistance to cover the 49-year-old’s medical expenses. Mr. Cox, who released his debut CD “Ain’t Dat Da Truth,” in 2006, was admitted to the hospital on April 4 after a “medical emergency,” according to the gofundme.com page created by his brother, Rafael Cox.

VSU hopes bad news will fall to good in Saturday’s match against St. Aug’s

Bad and good news are sprinkled together for Virginia State University’s beleaguered football team.

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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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Civil War was about ‘secession, not slavery’, says reader

Marc H. Morial, in excoriating Nikki Haley, parrots the tiresome myth of American history by claiming the Civil War (which it was not, by definition) was “about” slavery, quoting slavery as one among the reasons for the secession of the Southern states.

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Enrichmond article ‘is inaccurate and misleading

Jeremy Lazarus’ Jan. 26, 2023, article, “It’s complicated” is a one-sided story that provides little clarity.

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Good news

Done deal A vote Wednesday in the state House and Senate represents good news.

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Henrico School Board candidate seeks recount

Tara Adams has requested a recount in the Henrico County School Board race the PTA volunteer and financial services specialist appears to have lost by just 43 votes.

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Holiday ‘miracle’ may save South Side church

The Richmond Christian Center might not have to sell its sanctuary after all.

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VEC ruling sets precedent

Richmond Public Schools and other employers who fail to follow their agency’s own drug policy cannot prevent alleged violators from collecting unemployment benefits, the Virginia Employment Commission has ruled.

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Chesterfield NAACP president acquitted; Lucas arrested for stalking

The president of the Chesterfield County Branch NAACP has been found not guilty of assaulting an NAACP member and advocate for special needs children. LaSalle J. McCoy Jr., who also serves as secretary of the state NAACP, was acquitted last week at a hearing in Chesterfield General District Court.

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Ministers host Maundy Thursday, Good Friday services

The Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Richmond and Vicinity is presenting Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship services leading up to Easter weekend. The Rev. Vernon J. Hurte, pastor of New Light Baptist Church, will preach at noon Thursday, April 2, for the Maundy Thursday service that will be held at New Light Baptist, 2000 E. Broad St.

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Pope weighs in on weapons, climate

People who manufacture weapons or invest in weapons industries are hypocrites if they call themselves Christians, Pope Francis said earlier this week.

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Hunt elected president in letter carriers union re-vote

Thelma J. Hunt is officially the first woman to lead one of the oldest union organizations in Richmond — the Old Dominion Branch 496 of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

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Walker papers return home

The Maggie Walker papers have been returned to the Stallings family, ending their seven-year sojourn at the College of William & Mary and forestalling a potential conflict.

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Questions, lawsuit arise as Va. ratifies ERA

Virginia became the last state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Tuesday as the state Senate approved on a 27-12 vote a House of Delegates resolution endorsing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating that the rights of women “shall not be denied or abridged” because of their gender.

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Hanover’s Confederate school names eliminated

The Hanover County School Board voted 4-3 Tuesday night to change the names and mascots of Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

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Trump 'betrayed the nation'

House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, declaring he “be- trayed the nation” with his actions toward Ukraine as they pushed toward historic proceedings that are certain to help define his presidency and shape the 2020 election.