“I Will Always Love You”
The world mourns the loss of Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Billboard Music Award and American Music Award recipient Whitney Houston, who died Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
Whitney Houston
August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012
Historic Richmond Preacher Will Be Missed
Dr. Benjamin W. Robertson, Sr.
April 6, 1931 – February 20, 2011
When Benjamin W. Robertson, Sr. began preaching at Cedar Street Baptist Church in 1955, the church in Richmond’s Union Hill neighborhood had approximately 200 members.
The minister originally from Roanoke was only 24, but he’d already been preaching seven years. Led by his visionary foresight [...]
Remembering Virginia’s First Black Chief Justice
Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr., born Aug. 17, 1955, died in Richmond on Feb. 9, 2011. He was survived by his widow, two daughters, a son, and a grandchild. Hassell was ill during most of the final year of his service as Chief Justice and had stepped down Jan. 31. The lawyer [...]
Remembering Michael (1958–2009)
by Cheryl Williams
I was heading to my car when I learned of Michael Jackson’s sudden death via a text message from a friend which read, “Michael Jackson died!” I gasped, blinked a few times and immediately turned on my radio to fact check. The tragic message was confirmed over the radio waves and my heart [...]
