Urban Gems Within Your Reach
As Virginia’s largest housing authority, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) works with citizens, private developers, neighborhood leaders, and local, state, and federal government agencies to stabilize and renew Richmond’s neighborhoods and commercial districts. Their resources and knowledge are powerful allies of families and individuals who want to buy a home. Whether you’re dreaming of [...]
A Way with Words
Celebrating Local Independent Authors
by Linda Pate
Attitudes of a Woman (Auset Ausar Productions, $12) touches every attitude and emotion women have today. Author Nikkea Lewis a self-published author who has a unique way of stirring up emotions through poetry. She has a true gift for writing to stimulate you with deep cutting thoughts with her words [...]
Searching for 100 Black Men in Richmond
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
“What they see is what they’ll be” is a motto that members of 100 Black Men Inc. keep in mind as the organization mentors, leads financial and investment literacy programs, awards scholarships, and operates leadership institutes in the interest of youth.
But for Raymond Lucas, a retired IBM executive, the adage resonates just [...]
Cougar Women on the Hunt, or at Play?
by Erika Townsend
Mariah Carey – excuse me, Mrs. Cannon – has been getting a lot of attention lately, and not for her scantily-dressed body this time! She is celebrating her nuptials to a man eleven years her junior and wants to make sure the world sees every minute of their bliss. She is 38 and [...]
InRoads Inc.:
Where Minority College Students Meet Their Future
To ensure that minorities would be equitably trained for and represented in corporate careers, the late Frank C. Carr gave his up. It was 1970, and like many, the Chicago executive had been mobilized by King’s stirring “I Have a Dream” speech. He had an idea how African Americans, [...]
