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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. WILLIAM R. HARVEY SEALS 43 STELLAR YEARS OF LEADERSHIP BY ANNOUNCING PLANS TO RETIRE IN JUNE 2022
Hampton, VA, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Dr. William R. Harvey arrived on the campus of Hampton Institute, in 1978, to take over the reigns as leader of an institution that was slowly losing ground. Many wondered why he chose Hampton. Other institutions, including majority institutions and more financially stable institutions, had offered him presidencies, but he decided to accept the position at Hampton. He chose Hampton because he wanted to be in a place where he could offer the greatest service and make a difference. Dr. Harvey has often stated that choosing Hampton was the best professional decision of his life!
A Master Blend
East meets West in this grand 1916 Petersburg manse | Photos by Ansel Olson | Styling by Lauren Healy-Flora
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The homeowner bought the portrait of Petersburg native John Mingle Dunlap at an estate sale to keep him local.
It was an opportunity too good to pass up.
When the 1916 Colonial Revival house in her Petersburg neighborhood came on the market, the homeowner knew she had to act.
A lover of historic architecture and design, the homeowner was drawn to the houseâs stately and symmetrical exterior, the work of Norfolk architect Finlay F. Ferguson, whose firm also designed the original building for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.
Denise Lavoie And Sarah Rankin December 11, 2020 - 3:35 PM
RICHMOND, Va. - Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday announced a proposal to spend $25 million to transform historical sites in Virginia, including the Richmond spot where a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee became a recent focal point of protests against racism.
Nearly $11 million of the money would be used to reconstruct Richmond s Monument Avenue, a historical boulevard that was lined with the Lee statue and other Confederate monuments for more than a century.
Most of the statues were taken down in July after Mayor Levar Stoney ordered their removal amid weeks of protests following the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. At 21 feet (6 metres) tall, the bronze statue of Lee astride a horse towers over the avenue on a pedestal nearly twice as tall as the piece itself.
Gov. Northam to invest $25 Million in historic justice initiatives
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RICHMOND, Va. - Governor Ralph Northam announced Friday that his proposed budget includes over $25 million for historic justice initiatives.
He will allocate $11 million in funding to transform Monument Avenue, the historic section of Richmond that was built around Confederate statues as a permanent memorial to the Lost Cause.
The Robert E. Lee statue is expected to be the eighth confederate figure to be removed in the new year. This investment will also enable the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to hire staff and launch a community-driven initiative to redesign Monument Avenue.