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Dec 26, 2024 · Richmond Free Press seeks to empower the African American community by contributing to the balance of news reporting and commentary in the Richmond, Virginia area
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6 days ago · America mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, a president who lived with purpose. Stacy M. Brown/NNPA Newswire | 1/2/2025 8 a.m. James “Jimmy” Carter, the peanut farmer from Plains, Ga., who became the 39th president of the United States and later redefined the role of an ex-president through decades of humanitarian work, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at his home.
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6 days ago · Custodians demand justice after alleged retaliatory firings, file federal charges. George Copeland, Jr. | 12/26/2024 6 p.m. Just days before Christmas, two custodians contracted with the City of Richmond delivered a lump of coal to their former employer, along with federal charges alleging they were fired in retaliation for their …
The transformation of Richmond’s Confederate monuments into …
6 days ago · This year I visited the Davis statue in its new home. I am traveling to each of the 113 communities that removed or relocated Confederate symbols between 2015 and 2023 during the national reckoning sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement.
New year, new state laws | Richmond Free Press | Serving the …
5 days ago · New Year’s Day brought a range of new laws and changes to Virginia, including a rise in the minimum wage, expanded protections against discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on ethnic origin and greater privacy for minors from data collectors. These are a few of the changes residents can expect this year.
Mining Richmond’s Black community for 32 years
Jan 18, 2024 · The first tenet of a free and democratic society is the establishment of an honest and forthright press. And for 32 years, the Richmond Free Press has done just that in our community.
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Dec 19, 2024 · Richmond Symphony teams up with Butcher Brown to celebrate Black film scores. Free Press staff report | 12/26/2024 6 p.m. The classically trained musicians of the Richmond Symphony are preparing to share the stage with hometown heroes Butcher Brown, weaving together two musical worlds to breathe new life into some of …
Richmond fire chief retires | Richmond Free Press | Serving the …
6 days ago · Richmond Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Melvin Carter announced his retirement Friday, Dec. 27, after nearly four decades of service to the city. Carter was the third African-American chief in the department’s history.