RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Community members came together to remember the life of King Salim Khalfani, the former leader of the Virginia National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), on Saturday morning.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, mourners met at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School to eulogize and remember King Salim Khalfani, who served as executive director of the NAACP between 1998 and 2014.
Khalfani passed away on Feb. 9, 2026, at the age of 66, and left behind a monumental legacy, as described by loved ones and family…