The Astoria Beneficial Club, Inc., held its 109th Anniversary and Awards Celebration on Sunday, November 21st at Fifth Street Baptist Church’s Grace Center.
In describing the Astoria legacy, President said, “Each member of Astoria from the â ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 3:55AM
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The Astoria Beneficial Club, Inc., held its 109th Anniversary and Awards Celebration on Sunday, November 21st at Fifth Street Baptist Church’s Grace Center.
In describing the Astoria legacy, President said, “Each member of Astoria from the â ...
Posted Wednesday, November 24th 2010 at 3:50AM
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The late Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. was honored yesterday when the Navy commissioned The USS Samuel Gavely - DDG 107, into service in Wilmington, NC. Gravely, a Virginia Union University grad, served in the Navy for 35 years during which ti ...
Posted Sunday, November 21st 2010 at 1:28PM
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This past week, I attended and photographed a Veteran's Day Celebration that was held at Richmond's Veteran's Memorial and Museum. It was a touching cremony and at every moment since, I have wondered how many more lives will be lost fighting wars tha ...
Posted Sunday, November 14th 2010 at 10:35PM
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VA FRIENDS OF MALI AND VCU DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN - AMERICAN STUDIES HOSTS 50th Anniversary of Malian Independence on September 22, 2010, 1000 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA @ 6:00 PM. Richmond is a sister city of Segou. Please come out and join the ...
Posted Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 at 1:32PM
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Hello, there was a wonderful performance by the Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti last night (September 21, 2010) at Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA. The performers were here to help raise funds to rebuild 2 orphanages destroyed by the dev ...
Posted Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 at 1:21PM
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Each year, and no one knows for exactly how many, a little tiny bird, known as The Purple Martin, has come to Richmond, VA with thousands of its friends to hang out and roost in some trees along 18th and Franklin Sts. behind the Farmer's Market. What ...
Posted Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 3:25AM
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Each year, and no one knows for exactly how many, a little tiny bird, known as The Purple Martin, has come to Richmond, VA with thousands of its friends to hang out and roost in some trees along 18th and Franklin Sts. behind the Farmer's Market. What ...
Posted Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 3:22AM
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Each year, and no one knows for exactly how many, a little tiny bird, known as The Purple Martin, has come to Richmond, VA with thousands of its friends to hang out and roost in some trees along 18th and Franklin Sts. behind the Farmer's Market. What ...
Posted Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 3:13AM
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Happy Independence Day. While celebrating, let's remember all those for whom freedom is only a vague and noble sentiment - not a reality. ...
Posted Sunday, July 4th 2010 at 5:40PM
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To All The Fathers: Happy Father's Day. You know, being a father is one of the most challenging roles one can play in this life. Everywhere you turn there is someone willing to assess whether you are a good father or not. The struggles of men of colo ...
Posted Sunday, June 20th 2010 at 8:50AM
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For all those who believe that "we have arrived as a community"', I invite you to view these statistics published by the NAACP recently:
School districts with largely minority student populations receive $1000 less funding per pupil per year;
78% o ...
Posted Sunday, June 13th 2010 at 1:16PM
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Today I attended the Memorial Day Tribute at the Virginia War Memorial and Museum. With the two wars that the US is engaged in currently, I think it is fitting to thank the countless men and women who serve/served during war and remember those who pa ...
Posted Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at 1:11AM
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I grew up during the 50s and 60s and can remember heated discussions everywhere in the community regarding the benefits and disadvantages of integration. Is wasn't so much whether we should integrate but whether the advantages of doing so outweighed ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2010 at 5:15PM
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I grew up during the 50s and 60s and can remember heated discussions everywhere in the community regarding the benefits and disadvantages of integration. Is wasn't so much whether we should integrate but whether the advantages of doing so outweighed ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2010 at 4:39PM
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Hers is an adventurous journey. Dr. Elizabeth Bouey-Yates has survived an airplane crash, famin, hostile government action in South Africa, and a nearly fatal drowning to provide technical and educational assistance to our brothers and sisters in Afr ...
Posted Monday, November 7th 2005 at 12:08AM
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