[2] Published on a weekly basis, it is mainly targeted at the city's African-American community and its poorest residents.
Raymond H. Boone, its founder, started the paper in part because he felt these groups were underrepresented in the mainstream media.
[4] Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe eulogized Boone as “a true Virginia legend” whose "life devoted to justice, equality and a well-informed public discourse, and I know that commitment will live on thanks to his leadership at the Richmond Free Press.”[4] Prior to publishing the Richmond Free Press, Boone, who graduated from Boston University with a B.A.
[6] Jean Patterson Boone took over the role of publisher and president upon her husband's death.
[8][9] The newspaper's coverage of anti-racism and Black Lives Matter protests in Richmond, and in particular, the toppling of Confederate monuments on the city's Monument Avenue, has been highlighted due in part to Richmond's historical status as the former capital of the Confederacy.