Importance of Black press discussed at Ashland event with 'Richmond Planet' descendants
"If the Black press doesn’t tell their stories, they’ll only be a footnote in someone else’s press."
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Richmond’s former DPU director tells City Council she wasn’t contacted for city’s initial water report
“Please note that I was not offered an exit interview nor have I been contacted to participate in any of the after action report activities.”
Report: Richmond water plant didn’t have copy of emergency manual during Jan. 6 failure
The report provides the most detailed timeline yet of what occurred on Jan. 6.
More than 8,000 remain without power in Richmond City after winter storm
More than 100,000 people in the Richmond area were without power at some point on Wednesday.
Henrico weighs choice between breaking off from Richmond water system or pursuing more regional cooperation
The decision could have major implications for city residents and the bills they may have to pay to keep the system running in the future.
Henrico report on water outage faults Richmond for not communicating ‘severity’ of situation sooner
Former Richmond DPU Director April Bingham attempted to send text messages to the landline phone of Henrico DPU Director Bentley Chan, according to the report released Tuesday.
Window displays in Shockoe Bottom celebrate Black history
Throughout the month of February, visitors to Richmond's Shockoe Bottom will have a chance to take a trip back in time and see what everyday life was like for Black Richmonders of the past.
