Richmond Faces

Heavyweight politicos gather in Richmond

Longtime Richmond City Councilman and powerful political figure Nat Bates hosted an event where some of the most powerful political action committees in West County...

Prodigal son on the RYSE

Will Haynes, 16, has no problem telling you what’s on his mind. Just ask him. Or don’t. He might tell you anyway. The Kennedy High...

Local icon reminisces on his march with history

Former Mayor George Livingston spent a lifetime on the front lines of progress. Meeting with Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., becoming one...

A city where the women flex their muscles

What is Richmond’s greatest resource? Its deep water bay? Its status as home to one of the nation’s largest oil refineries? Its history as a...

The Manor’s fairest matron

Geneva Naylor is a treasure to most anyone who meets her. Her stride isn’t quite as strong and springy as it was in the Roaring...

‘Most of my childhood memories were tragic events’

In a deeply personal essay, a Richmond teen describes the harrowing effects of violence and gang culture on his childhood, and his key to breaking...

Native American advocate teaches ‘values of peace’

The man who answers to “Raccoon Eyes” sounded themes of self-improvement and self-worth for indigenous Americans during a recent speech at Richmond’s Native American Health...

Richmond Confidential announces partnership with The Globe

Richmondconfidential.org is proud to announce a new partnership with The Globe of Richmond. The two news outlets will cooperate to provide the more comprehensive and...

Women gather to celebrate the past – and the future

More than 200 women, and a handful of children and men, gathered at Dejean Middle School Saturday to celebrate their progress – and their future.

A face concealed, a perspective revealed

Life in violent and impoverished neighborhoods can be tough to comprehend. It can be a world of substandard schools, street loyalties, environmental pollution and infrastructure...

The bloodhound

Mark Wassberg has lurked around local crime scenes for years, collecting reams of raw footage of the city as few see it. Driven by a...

City honors publisher of local black newspaper

When residents and city leaders spoke one-by-one of their admiration for Vernon Whitmore, they didn’t talk of racy scoops or screaming headlines. They talked about...

Local public activists honored for service

Corky Booze, Lillie Mae Jones, Rev. Phil Lawson and Eula Averhart were honored for “past and on-going commitment to positive social change” in a ceremony...