Matthews, Omega Psi Phi and Armstrong-Walker honored
Jeremy M. Lazarus | 11/17/2022, 6 p.m.
Joseph E. “Joey” Matthews received City Council’s recognition award Monday night for his volunteer efforts to collect and distribute food, clothes and household items to people in Richmond.
Eighth District Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell spearheaded the award to Mr. Matthews for “the care, commitment and kind service he provides” after the Free Press spotlighted the former reporter’s efforts to aid those in need in the Oct. 13-15 edition.
The council also joined with Mayor Levar M. Stoney to honor the Richmond Public Library on the 100th anniversary of its founding and to celebrate Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and its Richmond Phi Phi Chapter for their annual Achievement Week in November and the high school essay contest that is part of it.
The mayor and council also jointly recognized the annual Armstrong-Walker Classic Weekend held after Thanksgiving in remembrance of the once huge holiday game between the two Richmond high schools designated for Black students during the segregation era.
The event this year will feature the Armstrong-Walker Legacy Parade from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 26, from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School on Mosby Street to Armstrong High School on Cool Lane.
