Via: www.wtvr.com More than 120 million U.S. census forms begin arriving Monday in mailboxes around the country, in the government’s once-a-decade population count that will be used to divvy up congressional seats and more than $400 billion in federal aid. Fast-growing states in the South and the West could stand to lose the most because […]
Via: www.newsone.com // HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects Black people around the world, with Black women in particular becoming infected at an alarmingly increasing rate. For our community to withstand this epidemic, it’s absolutely crucial that we all know the risks and take all necessary precautions to avoid infection. See below for more information from the Centers […]
Via: www.newsone.com // By Charisse Carney-Nunes This week marks the 35th commemoration of International Women’s Day (Monday), celebrated by the United Nations. This year’s theme is “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Progress for all.” As a woman, I am grateful that for one day out of 365, women are recognized for our achievements. But outside of […]
Via: www.newsone.com // There’s always been a lot of debate, especially within the Black community, about how bi- or multiracial people should identify themselves. Some adhere to the old “one-drop” rule, saying that no matter what other races are in your ancestry, if one of those races is Black, then you’re Black. Others believe people […]
Check out “Miss Community” Clovia Lawrence at the 1st Annual Young Adult Police Commissioners “Get Smart, Teen Forum” on February 26, 2010 at the Richmond Police Academy. Chris Brown was a panelist on Male Empowerment.
Via: www.newsone.com // CONCEPCION, Chile – Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile’s earthquake toll surpassed 700. President Michelle Bachelet promised imminent deliveries of food, water and shelter for thousands living on the streets. “We are confronting an emergency […]
Courtesy of www.wtvr.com RICHMOND – Shhhhh…. That is the warning Richmond City Council delivered to loud Richmonders Monday night at City Hall. City Council approved changes to the city’s noise ordinance. The old ordinance outlawed certain noises at certain times that were deemed “unreasonably loud.” But a recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling found the term […]
Via: TimesDispatch.com Fifty years to the day after 34 Virginia Union University students were arrested for trying to eat at a downtown Richmond lunch counter, hundreds of students from throughout central Virginia crowded the Carpenter Center today for a mid-morning stage presentation on the event. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with three […]
Crude oil is high and Triple-A says gas prices are 30 cents higher than a year ago, the national average is 3.17 a gallon. In the Richmond area, the average price of regular gas is 3.03 a gallon. If you want to find the cheapest gas prices in town the last 24 hours log on to www.richmondgasprices.com.
After the media frenzy that surrounded Tiger Woods’ car accident and alleged affairs, he finally speaks publicly to a select group of friends, colleagues and associates at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. According to CNN.com, a statement on Woods’ Web site elaborated: “While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between […]
Via: WRIC.com RICHMOND, Va. – The House and Senate have passed bills to create an abortion-rights license plate, but the GOP-controlled House balked at sending proceeds to an organization that performs the procedures. The Senate voted 26-8 to create the “Trust Women/Respect Choice” plates. After the first 1,000 plates are sold, $15 from each $25 […]