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by Camisha L. Jones They are storytellers, weaving words into wisdom. They stand, bare and vulnerable, behind microphones where their hurts, humor and life lessons are amplified each Saturday night.…

by Sundra Hominik Once a month a diverse group of women gather in downtown Richmond to discuss issues almost as diverse as the women who gather. Richmond native Dougie Bowman…

Go ahead: Call Boney James “old school.” The multi-platinum saxophonist entered music in the 80s, touring with The Isley Brothers, Morris Day, Teena Marie and others, and he broke out…

  This spring, about 10,000 third-graders in the metro Richmond region will make a difference for the environment with Project Plant It!, a program developed by Dominion to educate children…

by Cesca Janece Waterfield | Twitter @cescasings   When April Jones gathered her family together as a child, the girl had not only organized the close-knit group’s entertainment, she’d cast…

by Cesca Janece Waterfield | Twitter @cescasings   Fresh from playing the 27th Annual International Blues Festival in Memphis, the world’s largest gathering of blues bands, Richmond’s own “The Bush…

Interviewed by Cesca Janece Waterfield Twitter @cescasings   La Dawn Black contributes her down-to-earth love, sex and relationships advice to Essence and Glamour magazines, as well as to Match.com and…

Interviewed by Cesca Janece Waterfield | Twitter @cescasings   Talk about making up for lost time. Although Walter Mosley didn’t begin writing until age 34, he has written every day…

She went from nearby Powhatan County to Harvard Business School, but she still remembers lessons from home by Cesca Janece Watefield | Twitter @cescasings   As a child, Lillian Lincoln…

by Cesca Janece Watefield | Twitter @cescasings   When Pearl Fu suggested to her city leaders that there were an increasing number of residents arriving from other countries, they challenged…