3:38 A.M., 12/4/2021 60° Advertising Subscriptions Circulation Distribution Sign In Home News Opinion Faith Entertainment Sports Black Experience Photo Galleries About Us Faith Former U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek of Florida being remembered Free Press wire reports | 12/3/2021 8:36 a.m. Former Congresswoman Carrie Meek, who died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, is being remembered as a trailblazer, a descendant of a slave who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction. Trailblazing golfer Lee Elder, the first Black to play in the Masters Tournament, dies at 87 Free Press wire reports | 12/2/2021 6 p.m. Golfer Lee Elder played through the scourge of racism. He broke down enormous barriers. He carved a path for Tiger Woods and others to follow. Rev. William Sterling Cary, first Black president of National Council of Churches, dies at 94 Free Press wire reports | 11/24/2021 6 p.m. The Rev. William Sterling Cary, a pioneering minister and civil rights activist who was the first Black person in prominent church leadership roles including president of the National Council of Churches, has died, according to family members. He was 94. ‘They tried to ban one. We’re coming back with a hundred’ Free Press wire reports | 11/24/2021 6 p.m. Hundreds of pastors both rallied and prayed last week outside the trial of three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. They gathered in response to a defense lawyer’s bid to keep Black ministers out of the courtroom. Retired teacher Vivian Hawkins dies at 80 Jeremy M. Lazarus | 11/18/2021 6 p.m. Vivian Wilnette Johnson Hawkins was involved in the education of hundreds of Richmond schoolchildren for 35 years. Former Delegate Flora D. Crittenden of Newport News succumbs at 97 Free Press staff report | 11/18/2021 6 p.m. Former Delegate Flora D. Crittenden, a member of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus who represented Newport News in the House of Delegates from 1993 to 2004, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. She was 97. Gen. Colin Powell remembered as a model for future generations By Robert Burns and Matthew Lee/Associated Press | 11/11/2021 6 p.m. Former Gen. Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble beginnings to become the first Black U.S. secretary of state, was remembered by family and friends last Friday as a principled man of humility and grace whose decorated ... State historic markers honor Black church, civil rights leader Free Press wire reports | 11/11/2021 6 p.m. When Rev. Charles Henry Johnson moved in 1890 from Richmond to Bristol, which served as a railroad town, he became the minister of a little wooden church started by 39 freed slaves. A few pastors had come through Lee Street ... Former Gov. A. Linwood Holton, a Republican whose actions helped break down racial barriers in the state, succumbs at 98 11/4/2021 6 p.m. When a federal court in 1970 ordered Richmond students to be bused to integrate public schools, new Virginia Gov. A. Linwood “Lin” Holton Jr. showed his sup- port by enrolling his four children and having them attend majority- Black schools. Catholic group pushes expedited sainthood for 6 African-Americans Jonathan M. Pitts/The Baltimore Sun | 11/4/2021 6 p.m. 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. In the cases of Mother Teresa ... Families of 9 killed in Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre settle lawsuit over faulty gun background check Free Press wire reports | 11/4/2021 6 p.m. Families of the nine victims killed in the 2015 racist attack at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., have reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed convicted shooter Dylann Roof to ... Rev. Herbert R. Plummer Sr., retired pastor of Swansboro Baptist Church, dies at 86 10/28/2021 6 p.m. The Rev. Herbert Ralph Plummer Sr., who led Swansboro Baptist Church in South Side for 47 years, has died. Historic Mount Olivet Cemetery in South Side to receive state funds for maintenance 10/28/2021 6 p.m. A historic city-owned Black cemetery in South Side has received a state grant to assist with maintenance of 4,617 graves. Memorial service set for wife of former Councilman Hilbert Nov. 3 10/28/2021 6 p.m. A memorial service for Sheila Kavanagh Mandt, the late wife of former Richmond City Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, will take place 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 815 E. Grace St., Mr. Hilbert has announced. Tennessee city adds statue honoring Black Civil War soldiers 10/28/2021 6 p.m. Four years ago, a deadly white supremacist riot in Charlottesville, Va., led pastors in the Tennessee city of Franklin to call for the removal of a Confederate monument in their town square. A lawsuit and political maneuverings made that impractical, ... Previous Next Latest Issue Most Recent Addressing climate change is critical I am a 16-year-old sophomore in the International Baccalaureate program at Henrico High School. Within the past few months, I ... Reflecting on Richmond’s rejection of a casino-resort To the Richmond residents south of the James, it is with deep regret that the vote for a casino came ... As many pastors as we want, by Julianne Malveaux The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton were doing the right thing when attending the Ahmaud Arbery trial. ... MBDA gets permanent status, by Marc H. Morial “President Biden has made clear his commitment to not just rebuilding to how things were before COVID-19, but to building ... Ignore Him Since he has been banned from Twitter, former President Trump has taken to email to send his endless tirades and ... French honor for Josephine Baker stirs conflict over racism On the surface, it’s a powerful message against racism: A Black woman will, for the first time, join other luminaries ... 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