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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital was recently recognized as one of the top 50 most racially inclusive hospitals in the United States. The hospital was ranked 47th in an analysis…

Sounds of Freedom Event kicks off the opening of the Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music RICHMOND, VA – Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Artist Hezekiah Walker will join the Hezekiah Walker…

By Bernard Freeman If we’ve learned anything during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that vacation can sure look a lot different than what we’re used to. Lockdowns and quarantines put a…

Mathematica survey of Black and Latinx communities expose concerns with vaccine’s development and roll-out despite confidence in its effectiveness Lower vaccination rates among members of communities of color likely has…

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. CDC.org May 13, 2021 If you are fully vaccinated, you can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic. Fully vaccinated…

By Bernard Freeman Planning a Zoom Wedding With the coronavirus pandemic now more than a year old, and vaccine distribution well underway, most cities and states still have restrictions on…

As colleges begin to resume in-person instruction, some students returning to campus will again tackle the reality of the expenses of college. An average student can spend close to $53,000…

By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com – John E. Thomasson was a hero in his hometown. As a member of the board of supervisors in Louisa, Va., he was the county’s…

The Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative (VEJC) was created in 2015 when four organizations (The Southeast CARE Coalition,  Appalachian Voices, the Federal Policy Office of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and …

An initiative spearheaded by United Parents Against Lead & Other Environmental Hazards (UPAL) to construct a meditative garden labyrinth in the Broad Rock community recently received a $25,000 grant from the Virginia Outdoors…