Now that the Iowa presidential caucuses are over, what can voters in Richmond, a majority African-American city, learn from the political choices of a lily-white state of cornfields and livestock that produced evangelist Robert Schuller and TV mom Donna Reed?

Monday, Feb. 1, marks the start of Black History Month. Schools, churches, civic organizations and businesses of all types, including the media and public television, begin paying special attention to African-Americans and their long history of political, cultural, social and …

We are waiting for all the haters out there to apologize to President Obama. The “birthers,” as they have been dubbed, made such a clamor in challenging where President Obama was born and whether he legally was able to hold …

Like bad pennies, Sarah Palin and Bill Clinton have turned up again. This time, both are back on the campaign trail.

We lodged our grave concern last week in this space about the uncomfortably close relationship between the city’s director of public works and Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ church.

We are ready to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s state and federal holiday Monday, Jan. 18, with a day of activities intended to inspire, uplift and encourage people everywhere to continue working toward the ideals of equality preached by …

Like most of us, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones has a lot to pray about. Unfortunately for him, it’s about his church, First Baptist Church of South Richmond, and the city. Unfortunately for us, the Richmond taxpayers, it’s about his …

In two weeks, we will celebrate a new year. In four weeks, the Virginia General Assembly will start its 2016 legislative session. Their actions will determine whether the state springs forward with progress and uplift for all, or will be …

We are disturbed by the revelation this week that voters in seven precincts in the City of Richmond may have received the wrong ballot when they went to cast ballots in November’s state Senate elections.

When His Ridiculousness Donald J. Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., answered with a ban …

The City of Chicago, situated on the windswept shores of Lake Michigan, is part of Cook County, Ill. Many of the locals call it “Crook County” because of its long and notorious history of corruption. A report last year by …

We won the Voting Rights Act of 1965 at Selma, combining the power of a principled mass movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a compassionate president who did the right thing despite the heavy political price. What …

The terrorist attacks in Paris last week that resulted in the deaths of 129 people and the wounding of several hundred more are the latest tragedy in a world becoming all too familiar with violence of this type and magnitude. …

From the black soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War to the University of Missouri students and football players of color who learned this week the power of unity and strategic action, the fight by African-Americans for respect and equal …

The voters have spoken, and we congratulate the winners of Tuesday’s General Assembly elections and local contests in Metro Richmond.