No nonsense, please
On Friday and Saturday, the 5th District GOP Committee is hosting an “election integrity” rally at conservative Liberty University in Lynchburg.
Still the G.O.A.T.
It took real courage for gymnast Simone Biles to withdraw from team and individual all-around events this week at the Olympics in Tokyo.
The daily
We read with great interest “How the White Press Wrote Off Black America,” an opinion piece by New York Times editorial board member Brent Staples published in the newspaper’s July 10 edition.
Washington Football Team
This week marks the year anniversary of enlightenment for the NFL Washington Football Team, which announced on July 13, 2020, that it was dropping the offensive name the franchise had used since 1933.
Nikole Hannah Jones
There’s nothing better than the warm embrace of family.
Fourth of July
“If we can liken life ...
The NCAA, Justice Kavanaugh and student-athletes
We were quite interested in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion this week regarding the NCAA and student-athletes and what compensation students can expect for providing their talent to a college or university.
Juneteenth
We are impressed by the scope of activities planned for Juneteenth and the great effort put forth by so many individuals and organizations to make a success of its first celebration as an official state holiday.
Hats off to graduates
We send hearty congratulations to Richmond Public Schools’ valedictorians, as well as all high school seniors in Richmond and the surrounding counties as they graduate this month.
Voting and protecting democracy
The voters have spoken.
Sports respite
Good for tennis star Naomi Osaka, 23, who put her mental health needs above the demands of Grand Slam organizers, media and spectators this week.
Vote on June 8
Tuesday, June 8, is primary day in Virginia.
Tulsa
As the nation turned its attention this week to the 100th anniversary of the horrific massacre of Black people in Tulsa, Okla., in 1921, we have two main thoughts:
On this Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who have died during the past year and a half from the pandemics of COVID-19 and police violence.
Criminal probe or probing a criminal
New York Attorney General Letitia James has turned up the heat on former President Trump, announcing Tuesday that her office has opened a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization.
