And Mentor Our Kids. Lawyer Oliver Hill, who worked with Thurgood Murshall on the famous Brown v. Topeka Supreme Court case in 1954, shared his thoughts with Richmond City sixth-graders at this year's Virginia Heroes program. The mentoring program was started in 1990 by Ashe, a Richmond native, Wimbledon champion and humanitarian, to provide young people with community role models. Included among this year's Virginia Heroes were Oliver Hill, a Richmond lawyer who worked with Thurgood Marshall on the 1954 Brown v. Topeka Supreme Court case, area television personalities, and government, business and education leaders. Students were able to visit with five Heroes during the four-hour session.
Mentors meet with students at least twice a month during the school year.
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