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- Survey finds up to 742 graves beneath Confederate marker
  
  Demonstrators in city push for end to Gaza violence
  
  Poll shows Spanberger with 17-point lead over Earle-Sears
  
  Mayor to unveil new CAO pick June 6 as interim leaders step in
  
  NPR sues over Trump order cutting off its funding, citing First Amendment
  
  Charles Rangel, longtime Harlem congressman and political trailblazer, dies at 94
  
  Fire at Nottoway Plantation ignites online celebration, painful reflection
  
  AFA offers travel tips for families of people with dementia ahead of holiday
  
  Adjusting to a new rhythm in Ghana
  
  Olympic champions, amateurs flock to Kenya for world-class training
  
  Henrico County native embraces new life in Ghana’s Eastern Region
  
  African Americans turn to Ghana for peace and belonging
Opinion
- Nor any drop to drink …
  
  Vote early
  
  Grad you made it
  
  Joe Biden
  
  Lawmakers show the power of good trouble, by David W. Marshall
  
  Trump’s grudge against South Africa based on fiction, by Clarence Page
  
  Justice is undermined when power goes unchecked, by Glynda C. Carr
  
  George Floyd 5 years later: A moment or a movement?, By Marc H. …
  
  Rethink the Fall Line Trail before it’s too late
  
  Library budget cuts hurt all students
  
  Cyclist calls for urgent safety fix on Mosby Street
  
  No more markers
Faith
- - Faith News
  - Obituaries
  Five years after George Floyd’s murder, church leaders say race relations face retrenchment
  
  The American journey behind Pope Leo XIV’s Haitian lineage
  
  Abner Baptist to host Mental Health Education Seminar
  
  Jen Hatmaker to speak at River Road Church
  
  Charles Rangel, longtime Harlem congressman and political trailblazer, dies at 94
  
  Eddie Radden Jr., Richmond activist and longtime Capitol doorkeeper, dies at 96
  
  Gerry Connolly, a fixture in Virginia politics, dies at 75
  
  Long-hitting golf great Jim Dent dies at 85
Entertainment
- - Personality
  - Happenings
  Personality: Sophie King
  
  Personality: Marylord Dansou
  
  Personality: Joseph S. ‘Joe’ Massie
  
  Personality: Janine Y. Bell
  
  Jessica Bell Brown charts new course for Richmond’s contemporary art hub
  
  Jazz, R&B take center stage as Richmond, Hampton festivals return
  
  Book talks highlight overlooked Revolutionary War stories
  
  Festival celebrates farming lifestyle, homesteading culture
Sports
- Panther Golfer qualifies for VSGA Amateur, State Open
  
  Henrico to host A-10 Women’s Basketball Championship through 2029
  
  VCU’s Nyk Lewis invited to USA Basketball U19 training camp
  
  Flying Squirrels drop third walk-off of series after late rally falls short
  
  Global stage awaits VSU’s Kellee Craig at Botswana tournament
Black Experience
- RVA Fashion Week ends fall showcase, shifts focus to spring events
  
  Pharrell Williams: LEGO documentary captures his essence
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  Hair care products founder Joe Dudley dies
  
  Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy
  
  Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City …
  
  Hampton University announces new president
  
  Obamas break ground for $830M presidential library
  
  ‘Forgotten First:’ A look at four – and more – NFL trailblazers
  
  Boston’s new mayor marks historic ‘firsts’ leading city
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