Black-on-black violence needs attention, too
I was watching “The Kelly File” on Fox News several nights ago when Megyn Kelly had a segment about the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Stop the violence is plea from Richmond youths
These letters were written by young people participating in the Richmond Peace Education Center’s Youth Gun Violence Prevention Workshop this summer and submitted by the workshop’s lead facilitator, Alison R. Wilson.
Trump not qualified to be president
It seems to me the Republican Party has turned out to be one big circus, with Donald Trump being the head ringmaster. Why is that? It seems that the other candidates have just faded to the back. Don’t get me …
Julian Bond: He inspired us
He was a revolutionary. Those who knew him before his death Saturday, Aug. 15, also describe Julian Bond as a civil rights icon, a pioneer, a poet and a national treasure.
Correcting the record
Re “Tabloid-style drama grips Richmond school officials,” Aug. 20-22 edition:
Police critic needs to answer 4 questions
Re “Post-Ferguson progress, issues,” Aug. 13-15 edition:
Why pay state lawmakers for work not done?
Gov. Terry McAuliffe says that last Monday’s special session of the General Assembly will cost $40,000. Most of that, I presume, is the per diem compensation and expenses going to General Assembly members for the day’s “work.”
Va. Legislative Black Caucus on ‘wrong side of history’
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (VLBC) states, in part, that its mission is to “improve the economic, educational, political and social conditions of African-Americans and other underrepresented groups in the Commonwealth of Virginia.” Given this pointed self-description, the VLBC clearly …
Invest in engaged learning for better student performance
American students need to hit the books. The latest international data show the United States ranks 24th among 34 developed countries in math and science achievement, including well below countries such as Slovenia, Vietnam and the Czech Republic.
Homeless veterans need support
We applaud Gov. Terry McAuliffe in his call to end the homelessness of our country’s veterans who sleep on Virginia’s streets.
What’s wrong with Trump?
Donald Trump is a gateway drug to amnesia. He causes one to forget that racism was responsible for World War II. The Germans, the Japanese and the Italians all thought of themselves as being superior human beings.
New life possible for St. Paul’s?
I recently passed by St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville and saw the auction sign — 135-plus acres and 31 buildings for auction. This was depressing.
Room for children’s hospital, ballpark on same site
Re “Building for Children,” July 30-Aug. 1 edition:
Pike statue in D.C. must go
The Confederacy was not the result of a North-South split, but was the creation of an Anglo Masonic conspiracy born on the heels of an American Revolution. It was designed to kill the new American Republic and the ideas of …
Voting Rights Act is fundamental
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy.
