From the Bronx to the Bahamas, audiences are traveling far and wide to celebrate the voices of the African diaspora at the 4th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival kicking off Thursday, September 12 and running through Sunday, September 15. “It’s important for people to understand the power of black storytelling. Human narratives of laughter, unity, […]

In partnership with Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), Kroger hosted a “Fill The Bus” drive at its Willow Lawn store located at 1601 Willow Lawn Drive on Saturday, Sept. 7. The drive was a part of Kroger’s Zero | Hunger Zero Waste efforts in the Richmond area and was designed to provide an opportunity for […]

Quality healthcare occurs over time. It only works on a repeated basis—and it requires something extra: steadfast commitment, tenacity, and ongoing follow up. This is especially true for children.  But there’s clearly a problem. Many parts of Richmond—and the world—face mounting barriers to healthcare. As a result, a growing number of children go for decades […]

The Next Move Program, a Richmond based nonprofit offering job training and vocational education to young adults with developmental disabilities, is transforming the perception of disability into possibility. The organization, which was first developed in 2010, works to ensure people with disabilities are prepared for competitive employment. The organization fulfills this mission by providing work and educational […]

Folks say that every 20 years or so, familiar things take on new forms. Fashion and music, gentrification, love and war — new life spins into being from older cycles. I am remembering summertime in Shockoe Bottom, circa the late 1990s and early 2000s, when I was transitioning into womanhood. Weekly trips with my homegirls […]

World Pediatric Project (WPP), a nonprofit humanitarian organization headquartered in Richmond, is offering an opportunity to meet and to be inspired by local leaders as part of a unique fundraising initiative designed to help heal critically ill children in Central America and the Caribbean region. The first-ever “Richmond Legends Series” is an online auction organized […]

When longtime youth sports coach and volunteer Royal Cousins wanted to bring the Central Virginia American Youth Football Conference’s state tournament to the region in 2017, he turned to Henrico County Parks and Recreation for assistance, who then connected him with Richmond Region Tourism. The event was a success, so he turned to the Richmond Region […]

Since 2016, Kelley Blanchard has been on a mission to reshape the image of America’s most bullied breed, the pit bull. Determined to fight fear and misperceptions head on, Blanchard launched The Richmond Pit Bull Project to bring attention to rescuing and rehabilitating the American pit bull terrier and dogs with bulldog lineage. And as […]

Front porches are powerful. They call us outside of ourselves. And they’re a catalyst for community connections – neighbors and strangers alike – in RVA.  The civic nature of front porches in RVA is explored in a series of photos by Cheyenne Varner at The Front Porch Café in Richmond’s East End. Varner moved to Richmond in […]