We were saddened to learn of the untimely death of Julian Bond.

We note with disgust the Virginia Senate’s handling — or mishandling — of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s interim appointment of Justice Jane Marum Roush to the Virginia Supreme Court and the GOP’s insistence on their own selection, Judge Rossie D. Alston …

Get the popcorn and drinks ready. The first Republican presidential primary debate will be broadcast 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6.

Stormwater trouble A year ago, Mayor Dwight C. Jones told the Free Press he would work with Richmond Public Schools to resolve its then unpaid $1.1 million bill for stormwater control.

If you need evidence that voting is important, consider this: Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s former attorney general and the Republican loser of the 2013 gubernatorial election in the Commonwealth, appeared on CNN’s Sunday show, “State of the Union,” and explained during …

Sometimes it takes this city forever to get things done. Take the statue to the great lady of Richmond, Maggie L. Walker, who rose from poverty to become, among other things, the first African-American female to charter and run a …

There is no question that the Confederate battle flag stands for white supremacy, intolerance and oppression. The Stars and Bars, as the flag is known, was birthed in the days when Virginia and other Southern states separated from the United …

Last week, we published articles about two promising programs involving Richmond Public Schools. First, Mayor Dwight C. Jones shone a spotlight on the “Future Centers” that are to be opened at three of Richmond’s high schools.

Here’s good news: A big hotel in Charlotte, N.C., that ripped off people attending the 2015 CIAA basketball tournament in the spring is being forced to return its ill-gotten gains.

We are pleased with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling expanding the legal right of same-sex couples to marry nationwide. Virginia has allowed gay couples to marry since October, thanks to a ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. …

Pundits across the nation are hailing the past few days as “the best week ever” for President Obama. That’s in large measure because of landmark rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the federal Affordable Care Act and legalizing same-sex …

The Rev. Clementa Pinckney and his fellow congregants of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., gathered as usual in the historic edifice June 17 for their Wednesday evening Bible study. They came, as always, to refresh their religious …

From the horrific massacre last week in a South Carolina church, the nation is witnessing a historic sea change in attitude regarding the chief symbol of racial hatred that has helped divide this country for so long — the Confederate …

The curious story of Rachel Dolezal has transfixed the nation, as though we are passing by a mirror and looking at ourselves. In a sense, we are. We are peering into the racial reflection of the nation and discovering what …

Primary lesson With Tuesday’s primary elections now in the rear view mirror, we reflect on the lesson we can take into the Nov. 3 general election.