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Black farmers and COVID-19 relief

If you ever begin to doubt that elections matter, think about Black farmers.

‘They don’t want our souls at the polls’, by Julianne Malveaux

The Souls to the Polls movement encourages African-American church attendees to get out and vote. The churches that promote this movement cannot, because of their 501(c)(3) status, endorse candidates. They can, however, emphasize the gospel of social and economic justice …

Black Americans want vaccine

“They’ve read all this stuff rate is half the white rate. Black people who don’t intend online, from different news sources, which is confusing. But then they meet me, as someone who has had the shot, and I can give …

COVID-19 scams on the rise, by Nina Mohan

Scammers are taking advantage of the confusion surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and using it as an opportunity to prey on consumers anxious to get their shots.

Raising the minimum wage is about racial justice, by Ben Jealous

It is time for a maximum push for a new minimum wage.

Step in the right direction, by Julianne Malveaux

Exhale. Relief is on the way.

‘Why I’m excited about the renaming of Freeman Hall ... to Mitchell-Freeman Hall’, by John H. Mitchell

Let me first say that there are scholars and students who know more about John Mitchell Jr. than I do. There are more than a handful of curious historians who have studied the Richmond Planet, the newspaper of which he …

Black women’s organizations matter, by Julianne Malveaux

March is Women’s History Month. It is the perfect time to lift Black women’s organizations that make such an essential difference in our lives.

President and the pandemic, by Glenn Ellis

Dear President Biden, It’s no secret to any of us that Black Americans have carried a disproportionate burden throughout every stage of the pandemic. As you undertake the daunting task of leading the efforts to lift all Americans out of …

Changing Va.’s laws would honor the work of HIV advocates, by Deirdre Johnson

For more than 20 years, organizations around the country have commemorated National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day as a moment to raise awareness, spark conversations and highlight the work being done to reduce HIV in Black communities.

When will workers get a break?, by Julianne Malveaux

Now that the impeachment trial of the 45th president is over, perhaps our legislators can turn their attention to working people, or more accurately, those who used to work and are now not working.

Black voters expect Biden to be bold, by Dr. Ron Daniels

During a campaign that was repeatedly rescued by Black voters, President Biden pledged to “Build Back Better.”

The heroes within us, by Oscar H. Blayton

Each February in schools across the nation, pictures of well-known Black historical figures are mounted on bulletin boards in commemoration of Black History Month.

The need for unity, by A. Peter Bailey

As we continue in Black History Month, those who consider themselves Malcolm-ites and those who consider themselves Martin-ites have too often talked the talk but not walked the walk when honoring the legacies of the two great warriors in the …

Who pays price for death penalty?, by David P. Baugh

This week finds the Commonwealth of Virginia on the verge of eliminating the death penalty.