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Linda Pate is the owner of Precious Memories Bookstore, located at 3229 Idlewood Ave, Richmond, Va and the host of “The Talking Book show” on www.talkshoe.com.
 
Visit our website: www.preciousmemoriesreading.com.
 
We are committed to “Building Our Community by Connecting with Books”. (05-09-08)
 
 
You have a choice, what will it be?
 
Recently I was introduced to a new and upcoming […]

According to astronomers, the first day of summer marks the day of the year when the sun is farthest north. This year, it was June 20.
 
But for many of us, summer truly begins when picnics, barbecue parties, and porches boast bowls of potato salad circling the table. Recipes vary, but potato salad is a summer […]

 
Buttafly Vazquez moved to Richmond almost eight years ago bringing with her a signature golden soul sound. Although she admits, “It took me awhile to get in the music scene here,” she is soon to bring her persistence, talent, and ability to make grown men swoon to an ubiquitous coffee chain near you.
 
What’s happening with […]

 
The Brooklyn tenement where Maurice Ashley moved after leaving Jamaica with his family, didn’t appear to be fertile ground for greatness. Neighborhood violence was commonplace and he was becoming increasingly bored with school.
 
But the discovery of a chess book in his school library proved to be the key to his life’s passion and saving grace. […]

Before you see Dead Prez, did you know…?
 
 
 

M-1 was mobilized as a young man by the book, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” by Alex Haley.

Spike Lee said of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X:” “It has given me courage that I didn’t know I had inside me.”

M-1 and stic.man met at Florida A&M University in 1990.

Lee […]

Meet Clayton Singleton, a visual artist who regularly shows his expressive painting in Richmond galleries, and a public school art teacher. For two weeks, Clayton kept a diary in which he opened up about his job, fatherhood, losing loved ones, and much more. You may relate to the challenges Clayton confronts while juggling demands of […]

From Gilbert Hunt to Virginia Estelle Randolph,
African American history comes alive.

They’re familiar sights along Virginia highways and even in the city of Richmond: no, not ticket scribbling State Troopers.
 
Highway markers document the culture and history of an area. The claim to one can be a source of pride to a community. The iron plaques often […]

 
Members:
Jon Gleich, Keys/Sax
Dabbs Aikens, Drums
Ticia Carter, Vocals
Darren Moxin, Guitar
David Monger, Bass
 
Pennyshaker aced the test that defeats most bands – the test of time. Together for almost seven years, they’re still performing, evolving, and while hanging out at Capital Ale House downtown, acting a lot like a mischievous family you can’t help but love. Their infectious […]

It’s almost lunch time, and it’s almost warm. On the Tuesday that I’m scheduled to talk with Michael Paul Williams, downtown Richmond is nearly bustling.
 
Several days of overcast skies appear to be past, and office denizens fill an outdoor square for an overdue share of spring. Williams points out elements of the changing block at […]