It was my honor to serve the people of Richmond for 48 years as an elected official on City Council (1966-1991) and in the state Senate (1992-2014). This included my service as Richmond’s first Black mayor from 1977 to 1982.

Recently, on our editorial page we took issue with Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris. As she was riding high from the bump and buzz that comes from a successful political convention, she wasn’t talking to the media …

Former President Obama gave us a lot to think about concerning the Black vote, the Democratic Party, and the issue of misogyny.

I was delighted but, alas, not all that excited by the platform of policies that Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled to court Black male voters last week.

The Nov. 5 election presents an extraordinary opportunity to bring about positive change to our School Board.

Have you ever tried to convince a non-voter to become an active participant in democracy?

Oct. 14, 2024 “We acknowledge descendants of the survivors, and the victims continue to bear the trauma of this act of racial terrorism. We have no expectation that there are living perpetrators who could be criminally prosecuted by us or …

While following news coverage of the horrific and deadly path of Hurricane Helene across North Carolina, I was given pause by the ironic name of a large county that received some of the worst destruction: Buncombe.

The presidential election will be over in weeks, but it will not end the exhaustion people are having with politics. The November election is the third consecutive presidential election with Donald Trump on the ballot as his party’s nominee.

Contamination from lead, arsenic, and the other toxins in Tar Creek in Northeastern Oklahoma stole the potential of many children of the Quapaw Nation. As a parent, I can only imagine the anguish and the anger. As a lifelong activist …

Before James Evans, the African American matriarch of a poor family in Chicago, Black fathers on television were rarely seen. The few who did make it on screen were usually shiftless, lazy and not to be taken seriously. As portrayed …

It is unlikely that we will ever hear Donald Trump mention Heman Bekele by name during one of his campaign rallies. Knowing Trump’s character as a man, it would be hard to fathom seeing him properly reference Bekele in public …

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it is said. And in Washington, so is stealing credit.

Some might say that it’s ironic that a mayor would introduce a multifaceted initiative called “Stay RVA” as he prepares to exit his elected office. But that’s when Mayor Levar M. Stoney decided to share his plan that aims to …

For years, a barely worn blazer has hung in my closet. It features a graceful cut and fabric woven with the colors of the sea, offset by a white silken lining. The garment exemplifies a certain freshness, a vibrancy, a …