Gov. Ralph S. Northam explains during a news conference in February that he is neither the person in blackface nor the person dressed in the Ku Klux Klan robe and hood that are pictured on his 1984 medical school yearbook page, despite his public apology a day earlier.
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Looking back at 2019
The past 12 months have seen a lot of highs and lows, with the Richmond Free Press there documenting events and life in and around Richmond.
The past 12 months have seen a lot of highs and lows, with the Richmond Free Press there documenting events and life in and around Richmond. Photographers have captured through their work many of those ups and downs — from the newly named Arthur Ashe Boulevard to blackface and sex scandals that struck the state’s top three officials. Here are photos of some of the highlights of 2019.
