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William Washington: A Belief In The Power Of Redemption
The Hartford CourantBehind William Washington's quiet demeanor was a philosophy that there is good in everyone. He worked in Connecticut prisons for 30 years teaching inmates how to make clothing, but his real message was that no one was beyond redemption. He also was...Tags: Anglicanism, Customs and Tradition, CBS Corp., Philosophy, Music
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New academy offers Pittsylvania County high school students college credit, internships, work certificate
WDBJ7 ReporterA new program in southern Virginia is helping students get ready for the real world, even before graduating high school. Pittsylvania County schools are introducing a new Academy for Engineering and Technology this fall. Students can earn college...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Education, Pittsylvania County
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Fourth man wanted in Virginia State University student drownings turns himself in
Daily PressThe fourth man wanted in connection to the drowning of two Virginia State University students is in police custody, a Chesterfield County police spokesman said. Charles E. Zollicoffer turned himself into Chesterfield County police Monday night,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Chesterfield County, Students
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Body of second missing VSU student identified
Daily PressAuthorities have identified the body of a second missing Virginia State University student that was recovered from the Appomattox River on Wednesday. Police identified the body as 19-year-old Jauwan M. Holmes, of Williamsburg. Holmes was one of two... -
UPDATE: Second body recovered in river near where two Virginia State University students went missing
Authorities searching for a Virginia State University student who was swept away during an in initiation ritual in the Appomattox River say they have recovered a body. Chesterfield County police Lt. Randy Horowitz said the body was discovered Wednesday...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), CBS Corp., Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)
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Glover closes career at Lincoln
Havre de Grace graduate Richard Glover was recently honored on Senior Night as a member of the Lincoln University men's basketball team. Pictured, above, from left, are Bruce Marshall (father), Richard Glover and Lincoln Head Coach John Hill. At right,...Tags: Lincoln University, Havre de Grace
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Osborne A. Payne
Osborne A. Payne, a former educator who became a trailblazing Baltimore businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, died Tuesday of Alzheimer's disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. He was 87. "He was one of Baltimore's great unsung heroes,...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia Union University, American Red Cross, Alzheimer's Disease, Religion and Belief
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Former VSU student sues over hazing
A former Virginia State University student is suing Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Christopher Rudder wants more than a million dollars from that fraternity. Rudder says he was punched, kicked in the groin and neck with a boot and also paddled by his...
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Martinsville native promoted to four-star general
Martinsville native Dennis Via has been promoted to four-star general in the U.S. Army. Via has taken command of the Army Materiel Command. According to a news release, Army Chief of Staff. Gen. Raymond Odierno and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd Austin...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Education, U.S. Army
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Seventy years later, pioneering black Marines honored
When the train full of Marine recruits from Baltimore reached Washington, the blacks were made to move to the back. At boot camp in North Carolina, they were forbidden to step onto Camp Lejeune without a white escort. But the worst of it, Howard...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Camp Lejeune (military base), Civil Rights, Congressional Gold Medal Honorees, Catonsville
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One dead in shooting near Virginia State University
Police are investigating a possible shootout near Virginia State University that left one dead and one wounded. University spokesman Thomas Reed says an 18-year-old VSU student was shot in the ankle Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot next to campus....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Health
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City finance nominee had turbulent record in Richmond
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's nominee for city finance director spent a tumultuous three years as top financial official in Richmond, Va., during which he oversaw the forced ejection of the school board from City Hall and was sued by the...Tags: Bernard C. Young, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Consultancy Service, William Donald Schaefer, Agricultural Research and Technology
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