History
The life, survival and success of the Mechanics Bank is closely tied to the history of Richmond, its hometown. It’s Richmond’s oldest bank and the only one currently headquartered in this city.
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 of the city’s first black elected officials, and now sharing his wisdom with the next generation.
Faith and music are the orders of the day in North Richmond, where organizers expect a block party event to draw hundreds and spread a positive message.
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 WWII hub of manufacturing? How about its women?
More than 200 women, and a handful of children and men, gathered at Dejean Middle School Saturday to celebrate their progress – and their future.
An event aimed at celebrating Richmond’s history of strong, diverse women is scheduled for Saturday at Dejean Middle School. More than 250 people are expected to attend.
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 his steadfast consistency in telling their unique Richmond stories.
Louis Fantin limped into the brightly painted building, as he often does on Tuesdays, and took a seat at a round table. At 85 years old, he dealt the cards and studied his hand a little slower than he used to.
Nat Fitz doesn’t consider himself a history buff. The Richmond resident, who is 86, never talked to his parents about the family’s history and ancestors. It wasn’t until he was in his 70s that he started taking an interest in the past, after he discovered that members of his family were part of a colony for former slaves in Kansas.