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Oct 31, 2024 · Diversity Richmond, a local nonprofit that supports the Greater Richmond area’s LGBTQ+ community, released a preliminary design for its new “Celebrate Diversity” state license plate. Diversity Richmond hopes the license plate will increase visibility for the community, according to the Rev. Lacette Cross, who also is executive director of ...
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4 days ago · Close enough, by Clarence Page. Empowering Black homeownership in Richmond through collective action, by Tavarris Spinks. Marsh calls for leadership committed to justice, progress. Support for Fall Line Trail, but concern over Bryan Park route. Students need encouragement to respect the Black National Anthem.
City Council incumbents hold strong amid competitive election
3 days ago · Most incumbents on Richmond City Council successfully defended their seats in Tuesday’s election, overcoming challenges from several newcomers. The election brought a few changes to the council, with a notable upset in the 3rd …
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Oct 31, 2024 · Free community testing for COVID-19 continues. 10/31/2024 6 p.m. For the week ending Saturday, Oct. 26, COVID-19 accounted for 0.6% of all emergency department visits in Virginia, with trends stable from previous data. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported within that timeframe at time of publication. Data on ….
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Oct 31, 2024 · Katie Farthing/Capital News Service | 10/31/2024 6 p.m. Diversity Richmond, a local nonprofit that supports the Greater Richmond area’s LGBTQ+ community, released a preliminary design for its new “Celebrate Diversity” state license plate. Diversity Richmond hopes the license plate will increase visibility for the community, according to ...
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Nov 24, 2021 · 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.
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Oct 31, 2024 · Veterans Day Ceremony set for Nov. 11 at Virginia War Memorial. Free Press staff report | 10/31/2024 6 p.m. The 68th Annual Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. The public, veterans and their families are invited to attend the ceremony.
New ‘Emancipation and Freedom Monument’ unveiling draws …
Sep 23, 2021 · “Overwhelming!” “Excited!” “Proud!” Those were some of the comments from onlookers as they viewed the state’s new “Emancipation and Freedom Monument” that was unveiled Wednesday on Brown’s Island on the James River in Richmond’s Downtown.