Talk about the real issues
On Thursday, Sept. 9, I was interviewed by two white people – a man with a camera and a woman reporter from a local television station – in front of the U.S. Post Office on Main Street in Downtown regarding President Biden’s mandate about COVID-19 vaccines. The purpose of the interview was to get me to say something negative about President Biden. I did not take the bait.
Personality: Melanie K. Frank
Spotlight on board chair of the Full Circle Grief Center
During COVID-19, grief has become a greater presence in the lives of many people with the large numbers of people stricken with, hospitalized by or who succumbed to the virus. For Richmonders struggling with this part of life, Melanie K. Frank and the Full Circle Grief Center have been working to be a helping hand.
From hatred to hope
The 131-year old, 12-ton bronze symbol of white supremacy honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue is taken down as scores watch in person and online
An empty pedestal covered with colorful anti-racist slogans. That’s all that remains of the state’s greatest symbol of white supremacy – the statue of the traitorous Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee riding his horse, Traveller.
9/11 artifacts share ‘pieces of truth’ in victims’ stories
For nearly six years, Andrea Haberman’s ashen and damaged wallet lay mostly untouched in a drawer at her parents’ Wisconsin home, along with a partly melted cell phone, her driver’s license, credit cards, checkbook and house keys. Flecks of rust had formed on the rims of her eyeglasses, their lenses shattered and gone.
Field at N.C. stadium named to honor legendary Coach Bill Hayes
Bill Hayes first made his football coaching mark at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. Now that mark will become permanent.
Honoring Tony Cosby
Re “Actor Tony D. Cosby, who portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in area productions for decades, dies at 66,” Free Press Sept. 2-4 edition:
Playing politics with students’ health
Across the country, students are embarking on what is certain to be a third consecutive academic year that is compromised or disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A return to the regrettable past, by E. Faye Williams
Unquestionably, Maya Angelou’s most famous quote is: “If someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time.”
A new day
It’s gone. The six-story statue of Confeder- ate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which stood as a towering symbol of white supremacy over Richmond and the South since 1890, is down.
Ruth Coles Harris Leadership Institute’s Leadership Awards Luncheon slated for Sept.18
Six people who have made lasting impacts within their com- munities and on Virginia Union University will be honored at the 2021 Ruth Coles Harris Leadership Institute’s Leadership Awards Luncheon.
30th Annual Down Home Family Reunion slated for Sept. 12 at Kanawha Plaza
The Legendary Blue Notes will headline a revived Down Home Family Reunion that returns this week- end, but at a new location in Downtown, it has been announced.
Friends throw fundraiser for singer Carlton Blount
Carlton V. Blount’s voice has taken him to New York, Los Angeles and a host of other places he could only dream about when he was growing up in Richmond.
Basketball star Hansel Emmanuel to play for Tennessee State
Tennessee State University is sold on Hansel Emmanuel Donato Dominguez, even though the high school hoops standout has only one arm.
City may wind up with surplus from 2020-21 budget year
City Hall appears to have weathered the financial storm caused by the pandemic and could wind up reporting a surplus for the 2020-21 fiscal year that ended June 30 after the final numbers are in.
Naomi Osaka announces hiatus after U.S. Open defeat
Retired athletes voiced their support for four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka last Saturday after she said she would take a break from tennis, having lost her enthusiasm for competition.
Washington Football Team’s ticket to success: ‘The Roadblock’
In searching for a nickname for the Washington Football Team’s vaunted defense, “The Roadblock” seems to fit.
NSU to take on Wake Forest Sept. 11
Norfolk State University will need to work on its punting game before venturing to Wake Forest University this Saturday, Sept. 11, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Kickoff is at noon.
Howard University gets beat by UR; heading to Maryland
It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire for Howard University’s Bison.
Thomas Jefferson High is going for third win Friday
The Thomas Jefferson High School football program has picked up in 2021 where it left off in 2019.
VSU falls to Lenoir-Rhyne; now headed to Ohio for Saturday matchup
In search of an offensive spark, Virginia State University is headed to Columbus, Ohio, with a 0-1 record and many questions to be answered.
