Date Tips on a Budget
by Erika Townsend
With the U.S. House of Representatives recently passing an 819 billion dollar stimulus package, you may be wondering where you can find a little relief for your pockets. Everyone seems to be pinching pennies these days. But that doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice a fun day or night out with your [...]
All Fired Up
by Linda Pate
Many of us have experienced job loss or layoffs, or know someone who may lose their job this year. This can be very devastating and frightening. I recently read a wonderful book titled, Fired Up: How to Win When You Lose Your Job penned by Wil LaVeist. I had an opportunity to speak [...]
Busta Rhymes Hits Richmond Awaiting New Release
Local Notes: Busta Rhymes appears March 13, Toad’s Place, 140 Virginia St. $25 – $30. On March 24, “Back on My B.S.”drops, Busta’s ninth studio release, and his first with Universal/Motown.
Before Busta: He was born Trevor Smith, Jr. on May 17, 1973 in Jamaica. After seeing Trevor perform, Public Enemy’s Chuck D nicknamed him Busta [...]
First Things First: Strengthening Families for a Better Community
by Patrice Baltimore
At our community’s core is the family unit. With soaring divorce rates, out-of-wedlock births, and absent fathers, many families are in crisis.
First Things First of Greater Richmond (FTF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening families and relationships through education, research-based programs, and public awareness. It was established in 2004 as a community [...]
Van Jones: Green-Collar Leader
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
Van Jones is one of the nation’s most vital minds today, merging goals like creating jobs with environmental protection and restoration. His vision often results in solutions that simultaneously address social inequity and environmental misuse.
A Yale Law graduate, he has helped cities create “Green Jobs Corps” to train people in jobs that [...]
