Henry L. Marsh III, a civil rights lawyer and long-serving Virginia state senator who in 1977 became the first Black mayor of Richmond, ushering in an era of African American leadership in the ...

Richmond's new flood hazard map adds many properties to risk zones, potentially requiring owners to buy flood insurance. City Council expected to approve the map this week.

The City of Richmond, VA, has issued a boil water advisory along with a map of affected areas and timeline.. On the evening of May 27, 2025, the city wrote in a statement that the "two zones ...

It also includes a black-and-white picture of Richmond officers posing with a Confederate flag in 1979, in what appears to be a Civil War reenactment or a staged period picture.

Richmond remains a minority-majority city, but its Black population fell below 50% over the past decade as the share of white residents increased faster than in any other Virginia locality, ...

The 84-year-old White man accused of shooting a Black teenager who rang his doorbell in Kansas City turned himself in Tuesday and was later released on bail, authorities said. Andrew Lester, who ...

RICHMOND, Calif. — Arthur Johnson made history as Richmond’s first Black police captain, paving the way for future leaders of color in the city’s police department.Johnson joined the ...

Activists wanted a 53% Black majority to solidify the city’s stature as a majority-minority community and to make it more reflective of the city’s overall demographics within the 2020 U.S. Census.

The City of Richmond is not complying with government transparency laws and oftentimes not meeting legal deadlines to provide information to members of the public.

A Texas woman discovered an ancestor named Kitty Cary who died while enslaved. Tracking her to Richmond revealed what could be the largest African burial ground in the country.

Kansas City’s black-white homicide disparity is typical. In 2022, blacks made up 60% of homicide victims, though they are 26.5% of the population. Whites were 22% of homicide victims, ...

When Klint Ludwig learned his grandfather, a White homeowner in Kansas City, had shot a Black teenager who rang his doorbell, Ludwig was repulsed — but not entirely surprised. “The warning ...