Jaylen Martinez, the son of Ciera Martinez and former VCU basketball player Joey Rodriguez, died unexpectedly on Monday.
Jaylen was a rising star in the AAU basketball community and had led Liberty Middle School to a county championship while averaging 27 points per game.
He was set to attend Benedictine
As part of Pride Month, the Urban Financial Services Coalition – Richmond, in collaboration with the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Women in the NAACP (Henrico Branch), Firehouse Theatre, and the Richmond LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, will host a reception and private screening of the critically acclaimed documentary The Lavender Scare
An estimated 20,000 people or more attended Henrico County's Juneteenth Celebration June 21 at Dorey Park in Varina to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the occasion, which in 1865 marked the official end of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19 that year that
Henrico County will hold its annual celebration of Juneteenth with two evenings of activities to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States.
On Friday, June 20, the inaugural Juneteenth Jamboree will feature a community parade and football games at Varina High School, 7053 Messer