Khepera Sankara was at rock bottom when she attended her first yoga class in 2013. It was an Ashtanga class taught by yoga teacher Robbie Norris as part of a program that brought yoga to the Richmond City Jail, where Ms. Sankara was incarcerated for shoplifting.
“It was a godsend,” she said in a recent phone interview. “I found it so profoundly transformational. Just the physical practice helped change my
Rev. Joe Ellison Rev. Joe Ellison, a longtime community advocate in Henrico County and the Metro Richmond region, is joining the office of Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears as director of community engagement. Ellison has earned regional and national praise for his efforts to serve at-risk populations, beginning with his service as a youth pastor,
A brand new graduate and his stepfather were fatally shot when gunfire erupted at the Huguenot High School graduation ceremony in Richmond, Va., police said.