Council votes to acquire three historic Black cemeteries
East End, Evergreen and Forest View cemeteries will officially be protected and preserved by Richmond after a unanimous City Council vote Monday.
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East End, Evergreen and Forest View cemeteries will officially be protected and preserved by Richmond after a unanimous City Council vote Monday.
Monday, the latest MLK holiday, represents new life after the death of Enrichmond. About 70 volunteers showed up on this snowy day of service to clean sidewalks and grave markers and remove broom sedge, wild blackberry bushes and greenbrier overgrowth along the border of the East End and Evergreen cemeteries.
John Sydnor is the former executive director of the Enrichmond Foundation. After weeks of trying to reach him at his new job with a different nonprofit, NBC12 finally found him at his home.
As the Enrichmond Foundation unraveled in early 2022, a board member raised concerns about long-time Executive Director John Syndor.
The Enrichmond Foundation was violating its contracts with nonprofit partners, according to documents CBS 6 obtained through a public records request.