Richmond backs $1.5 million effort to uplift Black residents

Richmond backs $1.5 million effort to uplift Black residents

RICHMOND — Through a $1.5 million allocation, Richmond councilmembers hope to develop a clear picture of the issues faced by its Black residents and to fund solutions to uplift that segment of the community. The money approved Tuesday will go toward creating the city’s first State of Black Richmond Report and Black Resiliency Project and Fund, an initiative brought forward by Councilmember Doria Robinson, a lifelong Richmond resident concerned b…