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Stories for November 2021

Wednesday, November 24

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Richmond awarded federal planning grant for Gilpin Court renovation

Richmond has been awarded a $450,000 federal grant to assist with planning for a major redo of the Gilpin Court public housing community, which sits just north of Downtown.

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Two men exonerated in assassination of Malcolm X after more than 50 years

More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated last week after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon’s death.

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Rev. William Sterling Cary, first Black president of National Council of Churches, dies at 94

The Rev. William Sterling Cary, a pioneering minister and civil rights activist who was the first Black person in prominent church leadership roles including president of the National Council of Churches, has died, according to family members. He was 94.

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‘They tried to ban one. We’re coming back with a hundred’

Hundreds of pastors both rallied and prayed last week outside the trial of three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. They gathered in response to a defense lawyer’s bid to keep Black ministers out of the courtroom.

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Richmond’s George Floyd?

Richmonder Joshua Lee Lawhon’s life ended on Jan. 16, 2018.

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Desiree Roots joins Virginia Repertory Theatre

Singer, dancer, actor Desirée Roots has been named co-artistic director for community with the Virginia Repertory.

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Jason Mott, Tiya Miles win National Book Awards

Jason Mott’s “Hell of a Book,” a surreal meta-narrative about an author’s promotional tour and his haunted past and present, has won the National Book Award for fiction—a plot twist Mr. Mott did not imagine for himself.

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John Marshall High going into new basketball season with confidence, high hopes and strong players

There is a stack of reasons why hoops fans can expect big things this season from Richmond’s John Marshall High School. Let’s start with tradition.

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Making an impact

Dr. Lillie R. Bennett has been caring for Richmond children in her medical practice for nearly 50 years

Joyce Carter happily drives 40 miles from Caroline County to Richmond so her three adopted children can see one doctor.

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Personality: Carlon R. Zanders

Spotlight on board chair of the Children’s Home Society of Virginia

November is National Adoption Month, and the need for permanent, loving homes for children awaiting adoption has never been greater, says Carlon R. Zanders, board chairman of the Children’s Home Society of Virginia.

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Jury awards $25M in damages to victims of white nationalist violence in Charlottesville rally

A federal jury in Charlottesville, looking into deadly “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August 2017, found defendants liable in four out of six counts and awarded $25 million in damages, according to media reports on Tuesday.

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Wilder, James named to Gov.-elect Youngkin’s transition team

Gov.-elect Glenn A. Youngkin, who won a razor thin victory this month to the state’s top governing post, has organized a transition team that includes former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and Kay Coles James, two people of color.

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Full-time City Council voted down

Forget about it. That’s what a suddenly balky Richmond City Council has decided about a proposal to take control of setting their own salaries so they could be full time.

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New courts, new spirit

Call it Sharmar “Simba” Hill Jr.’s new house. Last Saturday, a huge, colorful basketball court was dedicated in honor of the 3-year-old who was killed by a stray bullet in February 2020 while playing outside his family’s home in the Hillside Court public housing community in South Side.

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Thanksgiving food programs help individuals, families

Richmond area organizations are spreading the bounty of Thanksgiving food with individuals and families in need during this season.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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How high can they go? NBA salaries skyrocketing

Someone needs to knock a hole in the ceiling. NBA salaries keep going up, up, up.

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Refunds, rate reduction expected for Dominion customers

Virginia regulators have approved a settlement that will bring to a close a review of the rates of the state’s largest electric utility and result in modest refunds and a rate reduction for Dominion Energy Virginia customers.

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Virginia Supreme Court picks 2 special experts for redistricting

The Supreme Court of Virginia has selected two outside experts from a pool of nominees put forward by lawmakers to help it complete its task of drawing new legislative districts to conform with the 2020 Census.

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Virginia Interfaith Center expands living wage certification program statewide

In March 2018, the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy launched its Living Wage Certification Program, recognizing 10 businesses and organizations in Richmond that guaranteed paying livable wages to its employees.

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City plans new Park and Ride-type initiative

Instead of driving into Downtown and searching for parking, how about parking and catching a bus or van that would link you to the Pulse rapid transit to ride to your destination?

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Petersburg police lieutenant indicted for assaulting unarmed man

A grand jury in Petersburg has indicted a police officer on charges that he misused a Taser on an unarmed man.

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VCU Rams ready to take on Syracuse in the Bahamas

Virginia Commonwealth University is pre- paring to face not one but three Boeheims on Wednesday, Nov. 24, in the Bahamas.

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CIAA’s Bowie State advances to second round of NCAA football playoffs

Bowie State University has become a source of pride for CIAA football.

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A bit of turkey with your football on Thanksgiving Day?

Thanksgiving can be a day for excesses. Three plates of goodies and a triple helping of NFL are forecast for homes all over Richmond.

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Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record $35M at auction

NEW YORK A Frida Kahlo self-portrait that shows the artist with the face of her husband, Diego Rivera, in the middle of her forehead, sold at Sotheby’s in New York on Nov. 16 for $34.9 million, an auction record for a work by a Latin American artist.

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Thanksgiving message

May our hearts be filled with gratitude during this special season...

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No rights without voting rights, by Julianne Malveaux

Black women leaders have been working on the issue of voting rights, calling for the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, the Build Back Better Reconciliation Act and D.C. Statehood.

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Counting blessings, by Ben Jealous

“In everything give thanks.” That Bible verse can be hard to put into practice. Just by being alive, we can be sure of having moments of sadness as well as happiness. When you’re active in politics, you experience both wins and losses. Sometimes it can be hard to feel grateful.

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Exoneration in Malcolm X’s death no surprise, by A. Peter Bailey

Serious Malcolmites, including myself, were neither surprised nor shocked by the exonerations last week of Muhammad Abdul Aziz, known in 1965 as Norman 3X Butler, and Khalil Islam, known as Thomas 15X Johnson, as assassins of Brother Malcolm X on Feb. 21, 1965.

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Officials, volunteers revving up for return of Armstrong-Walker Classic this Saturday

More than 40 years after the last official Armstrong-Walker Classic football game and parade, enthusiastic former teachers and alumni are working with city officials and community volunteers to ensure its successful return this Saturday, Nov. 27.

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VSU wins and loses in Pickle Classic in N.C.

Francis “BJ” Fitzgerald is lighting up the scoreboard for Virginia State University.

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Holiday closings

In observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, please note the following closings:

Thursday, November 18

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Thanksgiving food programs available to help individuals, families

Richmond area organizations are spreading the bounty of Thanksgiving food with individuals and families in need during this season.

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America has a ‘truth’ problem, by David W. Marshall

There are two undisputable facts. First, most people really have little understanding of the true meaning of critical race theory. Second, there is little evidence that CRT is taught in K-12 classes.

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City and state to benefit from $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill

Richmond could see at least one new bridge and an expansion of the Pulse bus rapid-transit system as benefits of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that President Biden signed into law Monday.

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State tests bring to light pandemic learning gap

Richmond Public Schools student learning gap widened with the pandemic, according to results from this fall’s Virginia Growth Assessment testing by the state Department of Education.

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’Just get it done so we can get back to normal’

Thanksgiving 2020 was tough for the Spearman family.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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GRTC bus operators picket over safety, security concerns

Active drivers and retired bus operators hold up signs to passing vehicles Nov. 10 as they conduct informational picketing in front of GRTC’s headquarters at 301 E. Belt Blvd. in South Side.

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Armstrong-Walker Classic parade, tailgate and football game set for Nov. 27

Richmond is set to celebrate the legendary Armstrong-Walker Classic with a parade on Saturday, Nov. 27, and ending with a tailgate and youth football game at Hovey Stadium at Virginia Union University.

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$6.8M: Richmond’s share from opioid manufacturers’ national settlement

Richmond is poised to gain at least a $6.8 million share of a national settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors for the harm caused and the expense dealing with the addiction epidemic they unleashed.

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City Council takes step towards full-time job with full-time pay

Full-time City Council members? For the first time, Richmond’s governing body is planning to seek authority from the General Assembly to hike the pay of members so they could become full time.

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Legal or not?

Texas Hold ‘em poker games taking place in South Side at Pop’s Bar & Grill, whose co-founder is chairman of the Virginia Charitable Gaming Board

Casino-style gaming is still going strong in Richmond even after voters turned down an actual casino-resort in the Nov. 2 referendum.

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Fields loses appeal in murder conviction from Charlottesville rally

The Ohio man sent to prison for driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August 2017 has lost his bid to appeal his conviction, the Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled Tuesday.

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Personality: Nathan Burrell

Spotlight on founding member and board chair of Groundwork RVA

For many in Richmond, the COVID-19 pandemic has led many to seek refuge in nature. For Nathan Burrell, the experience also has been a validating one.

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Retired teacher Vivian Hawkins dies at 80

Vivian Wilnette Johnson Hawkins was involved in the education of hundreds of Richmond schoolchildren for 35 years.

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Elite African runners missing from this year’s Richmond Marathon

For those thumbing through the Richmond Marathon pre-race information, there was this snippet: “No prize money will be awarded in 2021.”

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More dollars possible for certain neighbor associations

Money to fund an anti-litter program is expected to be shifted to civic and neighborhood associations in Carver, Jackson Ward, The Fan and other neighborhoods with restricted parking districts.

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Area leaders rally ideas to try to stem gun violence killing city

Richmond leaders and organizations are pressing for proactive, community-focused solutions to halt gun violence in the wake of several shooting deaths and injuries in recent days.

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Head of Monroe Park Conservancy charged with assault; VCU students may face discipline in case

The volunteer president and director of the group that operates Monroe Park has been charged with assault stemming from a confrontation Sunday, Oct. 31, with two Virginia Commonwealth University students.

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City Council poised to transfer money for new George Wythe design

A funding snafu over design money for a new high school in South Side appears to be heading for a relatively quick resolution.

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Alarm systems need permits in Richmond

Reminder: A city permit is required to have an alarm system that can automatically dial police.

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Recount in 2 House races portends change in political dynamics

Two Hampton Roads-area Democrats are holding on to long-shot hopes that recounts will keep them in the House of Delegates — and prevent a full Republican takeover of the General Assembly’s lower chamber.

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Former Delegate Flora D. Crittenden of Newport News succumbs at 97

Former Delegate Flora D. Crittenden, a member of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus who represented Newport News in the House of Delegates from 1993 to 2004, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. She was 97.

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VUU and VSU open hoops season with wins

Virginia Union University basketball fans are hopeful Demarius Pitts’ second turn as a Panther goes as well as the first.

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Lady Panthers’ Ceanna ‘CeCe’ Kinney debuts with 18 rebounds

Ceanna “Cece” Kinney is a new face with a familiar surname on Virginia Union University’s campus.

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NSU basketball hoping for another invite to the ‘Big Dance’

The music is still playing. Norfolk State University made it to the “Big Dance” last season and insiders feel it might be kicking up its heels again this go-round.

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And the Heisman goes to…

The Heisman Trophy was voted on and awarded for 54 years before a Black quarterback won the coveted award as college football’s premier player.

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Deion Sanders in the running for TCU job

Deion Sanders’ coaching stint as Jackson State University has been sweet. But will it also be short?

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Hampton University marching band to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Hampton University Pirates fans and supporters everywhere will be tuning in this Thanksgiving to see and hear the Hampton University Marching Force and its thunderous sound in the 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

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‘King Richard’ is a crowd pleaser

Once upon a time, in the low-income neighborhood of Compton in Los Angeles, a doting father and smart mother have a keen vision for two of their offspring: “Venus and Serena gonna shake up this world.”

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Rhiannon Giddens, Taj Mahal and others join ‘Event for the Environment

Fiddler Rhiannon Giddens, a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, bluesman Taj Mahal and more than 200 musical artists will perform next month as part of an online fundraiser for the environment that will be shown on YouTube.

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Tone deaf and worse

We were stopped cold by the remarks of the Richmond Marathon’s longtime lead coordinator of elite athletes, who, in an interview with the Free Press, offered his thoughts on race organizers not giving prize money to this year’s winners.

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Investing in people and communities, by Ben Jealous

President Biden and the Democratic Congress have come through with a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package — something the previous president repeatedly promised but never delivered.

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Senators graded on defending voting rights, by Marc H. Morial

How much do your senators care about voter suppression? How committed are they to our most sacred constitutional right? What have they done, and what are they willing to do, to defend it?

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2021: A football season to forget for Richmond high schools

This won’t be a football season to fondly remember for Richmond’s five comprehensive high schools.

Thursday, November 11

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Gen. Colin Powell remembered as a model for future generations

Former Gen. Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble beginnings to become the first Black U.S. secretary of state, was remembered by family and friends last Friday as a principled man of humility and grace whose decorated record of leadership can serve as a model for generations to come.

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State historic markers honor Black church, civil rights leader

When Rev. Charles Henry Johnson moved in 1890 from Richmond to Bristol, which served as a railroad town, he became the minister of a little wooden church started by 39 freed slaves. A few pastors had come through Lee Street Baptist Church, which was organized 25 years earlier in 1865, but Rev. Johnson stuck, according to a Dec. 17, 2017, article in the Bristol Herald Courier.

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Richmond Marathon to spring to action this Saturday

After taking something of a “time out” a year ago because of the pan- demic, the Richmond Marathon is back in full force.

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Casino defeat raises questions about what’s next

Alfred C. Liggins III is firmly committed to making casino gaming a key part of Urban One, the Black media conglomerate he runs with his mother, Cathy Hughes.

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Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin talks transition with Northam; releases tax info

Republican Gov.-elect Glenn A. Youngkin met with outgoing Democratic Gov. Ralph S. Northam last week for a lunch with their wives at the Executive Mansion in Capitol Square, with both pledging a smooth transition of power.

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Election officials say Youngkin’s underage son tried to vote

A juvenile son of Gov.-elect Glenn A. Youngkin tried twice to cast a ballot in the Nov. 2 election, officials said last week.

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Area parents eager to get children 5 to 11 vaccinated against COVID-19

Richmond Raceway was a flurry of activity last Saturday morning as more than 100 children ages 5 to 11 were vaccinated for the first time against COVID-19.

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Questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for your child?

The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts offers the following answers:

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Peabody Square Golf Tournament postponed

The Peabody Square Golf Tournament, planned by the Peabody Academic Learning and Development Center for Nov. 20 to benefit the preservation and restoration of Petersburg’s former Peabody High School, has been postponed.

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Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Tina Turner among inductees into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Jay-Z has added another title to a résumé that includes rapper, songwriter, Grammy winner, billionaire business mogul and global icon — Hall of Famer.

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’A mass loss of control’: Answers sought in deadly Houston concert

When rapper Travis Scott’s sold-out concert in Houston became a deadly scene of panic and danger in the surging crowd, Edgar Acosta began worrying about his son, who wasn’t answering his phone.

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Elections have consequences

Elections have consequences. We already have seen that with the rejection on Nov. 2 by Richmond voters of the $565 million planned casino and resort development.

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No respect for Black people, by Dr. E. Faye Williams

I read as much as I can from as wide a variety of sources available to me. An important email from the National Trust for Historic Preservation crossed my desk regarding the encroachment of a public highway upon an historic African-American settlement and cemetery.

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End assault on voting rights now, by Marc H. Morial

“It’s not that the filibuster itself is inherently racist, but it has been the favorite tool of racists. It is the preferred choice of Southern conservatives, in whatever era and whatever party, who are trying to slow down civil rights and trying to deny equal protection for African-Americans.” — Princeton University Historian Kevin M. Kruse

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City School Board reverses vaccine mandate for teachers, staff

In a stunning 180-degree turn, the Richmond School Board reversed its mandate that teachers and staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 or forfeit their pay and possibly ultimately be fired.

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The next big thing?

City officials are turning to the planned development of 60 acres of city-owned property in North Side around The Diamond for a big return

What’s the next big thing for Richmond now that the $565 million casino-resort project for South Side and the $1.5 billion Navy Hill project for Downtown are kaput?

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Neo-Nazis sentenced for planning attack at Richmond rally

Two neo-Nazi group members were sentenced on Oct. 28 to nine years in prison each in a case that highlighted a broader federal crackdown on far-right extremists.

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Personality: Dr. Harold C. Sayles

Spotlight on the Veterans of Foreign Wars national chaplain

Thursday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a time when the nation pauses to honor those who have served the nation. Dr. Harold C. Sayles, who was elected during the summer as the 122nd national chaplain of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, plans to commemorate the day by attending the 65th Annual Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial at 621 S. Belvidere St. in Downtown.

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Richmond media mogul B.K. Fulton invests in hot new all-Black show on Broadway

Richmond media entrepreneur B.K. Fulton is banking on the successful return of Broadway, which has been dark for the last 19 months because of the pandemic.

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Area special vaccine events for children ages 5 to 11

The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts are holding special vaccine events for children ages 5 to 11 in partnership with Richmond Public Schools and Henrico County Public Schools.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Delegate Bagby hosting virtual lecture Nov. 12 in new role as visiting prof at VUU

Delegate Lamont Bagby, who has since 2015 represented a district in the House of Delegates that includes parts of Richmond and Henrico County, is serving as a visiting professor at Virginia Union University for the current academic year, the university announced on Tuesday.

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Mayor submits ordinance to release design money to School Board

Mayor Levar M. Stoney has followed through, though he later said he did so “with deep reservations.”

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Sabrina Joy-Hogg named city’s deputy CAO for finance and administration

In 2018, Mayor Levar M. Stoney boasted that his new administration had accomplished a feat that his predecessor could not — complete the city’s audited comprehensive annual financial report, or CAFR, on time.

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Thomas Jefferson High going to state playoffs

Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School will face a familiar foe in the first round of the Class 2, Region A football playoffs this Friday, Nov. 12.

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VUU freshman running back Jada Byers gives seniors a day to remember

Wouldn’t you know it. On Senior Day at Virginia Union University, a freshman stole the show.

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Atlanta’s Jorge Soler bats his way to MVP of World Series

Jorge Soler was the unlikely MVP for the unlikely World Series champion Atlanta Braves.

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14th Annual Inlight exhibit set for Nov. 12 and 13

The yearly Inlight outdoor exhibition of artwork that embraces light and sound returns to light up a portion of the city’s riverfront along Dock Street with artistic displays from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, and Saturday, Nov. 13.

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For the greater good

The voters have spoken. And whether or not we like the outcome of the Nov. elections, we must abide by the voters’ decisions.

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Toward a more just world

As the 2021 United Nations Climate Conference COP26 continues, we are unavoidably reminded of what is at stake in our world right now.

Thursday, November 4

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VSU wins CIAA cross-country championship

For the third time in the last four years, Virginia State University is the CIAA men’s cross-country champion.

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Dems defeated

In a nail-biting race, Republicans sweep Tuesday’s election for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, and flip the Democratic-controlled House of Delegates from blue to red

So much for Virginia turning blue.

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David Lee gives behind the scenes look at brother Spike in new book

When David Lee was growing up in Brooklyn, his older brother would drag him out of the house whenever he got the urge to make a film.

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Somali love story sweeps contest for top African film prize

A Finish-Somali filmmaker has scooped the grand prize at the Pan-African film festival known as FESPACO in Burkina Faso.

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Casino referendum fails in close no vote

The people have spoken: Richmond will not become a gambling mecca.

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Former Gov. A. Linwood Holton, a Republican whose actions helped break down racial barriers in the state, succumbs at 98

When a federal court in 1970 ordered Richmond students to be bused to integrate public schools, new Virginia Gov. A. Linwood “Lin” Holton Jr. showed his sup- port by enrolling his four children and having them attend majority- Black schools.

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Catholic group pushes expedited sainthood for 6 African-Americans

BALTIMORE The process of recognizing saints in Catholicism is so arduous that it can take generations, even centuries, to complete, but even the usually slow-moving Catholic church can accelerate matters when it wants to. In the cases of Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Pope John Paul II, for example, church officials waived a five-year waiting period after their deaths to get the process started. Now a group of Baltimore Catholics says it’s time to expedite the cases of six other heroes of the faith. Parishioners of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, a predominantly African-American congregation in the East Baltimore Midway neighborhood, and the two other churches in its pastorate, Historic St. Francis Xavier and St. Wenceslaus, seek to make the case that the church should immediately canonize six Black American Catholics. The candidates include Mother Mary Lange, a Baltimore nun who started and ran a school for Black children during the era of slavery.

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Game of the season

VUU Panthers take on VSU Trojans Saturday in long-standing rivalry

Virginia Union and Virginia State universities open every season with the top goal of winning the CIAA championship. When that becomes unavailable, beating each other emerges as the next best thing.

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Miyares claims victory as first Latino attorney general in state

In a close race, Republican Delegate Jason S. Miyares has ended Democrat Mark R. Herring’s eight-year tenure as Virginia’s attorney general, completing the GOP sweep of the top offices in the Commonwealth for the first time since 2009.

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Republicans flip seven House seats, winning chamber control

The red tide on Election Night washed away Democratic control of the House of Delegates after a brief two years of progressive reform.

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Appointments available for COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

Thousands of area youngsters are now eligible to be inoculated against COVID-19 after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the green light for youngsters ages 5 to 11 to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

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Sears makes history with election as lieutenant governor

Republican Winsome E. Sears will play a critically important role in the next four years as Virginia’s lieutenant governor.

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McEachin elected to four-year term as commonwealth’s attorney

Incumbent Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette W. McEachin will serve a four-year term as the city’s top prosecutor.

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Sheriff Irving beats back challenger with decisive re-election victory

Richmond Sheriff Antionette V. Irving breezed past her op- ponent Tuesday to win re-election to another four-year term.

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Armstead wins another four years as city treasurer

Incumbent Richmond Treasurer Nichole Richardson Armstead was triumphant over challenger L. Shirley Harvey to win re-election Tuesday night.

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A shampoo, cut and voter information

Barbers and beauticians in the Richmond area did their part to encourage voting Tuesday.

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Richmond Police school resource officer balances helping kids with rising gospel career

The world is starting to listen to Mervin D. Mayo sing.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Personality: Sheila E. Battle

Spotlight on board president of The Innerwork Center

At a time of reassessment for individuals, systems in Richmond and the world at large, Sheila E. Battle is at the forefront of a group fostering change through a unique method – inner work.

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New city-backed shelter open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., regardless of weather

November is ushering in a dramatic expansion of shelter services for the homeless in Richmond.

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Heytens confirmed for seat on 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The lawyer who won the legal battle to bring down the giant state-owned statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue is on his way to the federal bench.

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Families of 9 killed in Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre settle lawsuit over faulty gun background check

Families of the nine victims killed in the 2015 racist attack at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., have reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed convicted shooter Dylann Roof to purchase the gun.

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No dice

We are disappointed that Richmond voters did not approve the referendum for a casino within the city.

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Déjà vu for 2022?, by Julianne Malveaux

It was great to see former President Obama in Richmond campaigning with former governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Oct. 23. He reminded me of a college pep rally cheerleader in some ways, encouraging people to get out and vote for Mr. McAuliffe and do it now since Virginia has early voting.

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City Council poised to maintain current real estate tax rate

Richmond City Council is poised to reject any cut in the real estate tax rate in the face of soaring property values that have boosted the amount property owners must pay.

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True test comes the day after

A wise person once said that the true measure of character is not what happens when you win, but what you do when you lose.

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GOP blocking this generation’s Voting Rights Act, by Ben Jealous

Across the country, Republican state legislators have been busy imposing new voting restrictions and devising corrupt redistricting schemes to give their party more power than they could win under a fair system.

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Variety of scams targeting all people of color, by Charlene Crowell

Just as the annual holiday season of shopping and celebrating nears, a major federal financial regulator released new research detailing how communities of color not only are targeted by well-known types of predatory lenders, but new forms of fraud seek to exploit consumers in the throes of the COVID- 19 pandemic.

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VUU to retire jersey of the late William Dillon

William Dillon has not been forgotten at Virginia Union University.

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The 804 is representing in the NFL

If Joe Burrow is the Cincinnati Bengals’ marquee leading man, then Quinton Spain should be high on the credits list of supporting athletes.