Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards
Jon Batiste had the most Grammy Award nominations and his five wins on Sunday night outpaced everyone, yet he somehow seemed the biggest surprise on a joyous night for music that washed away some of the bad taste left by …
Motion Picture Academy condemns Will Smith’s actions, launches inquiry
It has been called “the slap heard around the world.”
Richmond Night Market to kick off new season April 9 in Shockoe Bottom
The Richmond Night Market will return for its fourth season on Saturday, April 9, after in-person absences for two years because of COVID-19.
Ceremony April 3 to mark anniversary of Richmond Liberation Day
A public ceremony at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 3, will mark the 157th anniversary of the Union liberation of Richmond from slavery-defending Confederates near the end of the Civil War, it has been announced
Virtual celebration to honor life and legacy of Dorothy I. Height
Happy Birthday Dorothy Height!
28th Annual James River Film Festival RVA kicks off March 31
The 28th Annual James River Film Festival RVA is back after a pandemic break, with 13 films being shown at venues around Richmond from March 31 through April 3.
Honoring Pocahontas
Chief Anne Richardson, leader of the Rappahannock Indian Tribe, speaks during a ceremony Monday honoring Pocahontas, or Matoaka, the young Native American woman whose influence aided the survival of the English settlers at Jamestown in the early 1600s and bolstered …
Fascination with Teslas prompt second-grader with autism to write book
“Uziah Wants a Tesla.” That is the title and focus of the new book by 8-year-old author Uziah Smith-Bashir of Henrico.
’Black Panther’ director mistaken for bank robber in Atlanta
Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank teller mistook him for a robber when he passed her a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account, police said.
Sa’ad El-Amin to speak March 18 at Richmond Public Library
Former Richmond City Councilman Sa’ad El-Amin will be the featured guest at the Africana Lecture Series scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, at the Richmond Public Library’s Main Library, 101 E. Franklin St., it has been announced.
6th Annual Richmond Black Restaurant Experience runs through March 13
The 6th Annual Richmond Black Restaurant Experience kicked off last weekend with Mobile Soul Sunday at Monroe Park, featuring more than 20 Black-owned food trucks and carts serving a variety of tasty fare.
Black female WWII unit to be recognized with Congressional Gold Medal
The only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.
7 people honored by VMFA as RVA Community Makers
Seven people were honored recently by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as RVA Community Makers, cultural luminaries who shine a positive national spotlight on the Richmond region.
Mr. and Miss CIAA 2022
Pageantry was at its best last weekend at the CIAA Tournament in Baltimore.
Washington or Virginia Commanders? Va. aims to lure NFL team
Virginia lawmakers are advancing a measure intended to lure the Washington Commanders to the state by allowing the NFL team to forgo what could be $1 billion or more in future tax payments to help finance a potential new football …
