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Democracy should not be a partisan issue, by Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
While the United States champions democracy across the world, our own democracy is under siege. Nothing is more fundamental to democracy than the right to vote – yet there is no explicit guarantee of the right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.
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Organizations call for Black people to fight in midterm elections
'Everything we love is on the line’
As the summer vacation season winds down and the fall political season is about to heat up, the nation’s premier national Black voter organization is calling on Black America to start fighting now to elect the candidates that positively impact the Black community during midterm elections Nov. 8.
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The Obamas’ official portraits unveiled at the White House
Former President Obama and his wife, Michelle, returned to the White House on Sept. 7, for the unveiling of their official portraits with a modern vibe in an event that set humor and nostalgia over his presidency against the current harsh political talk about the survival of democracy.
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The global evils of predatory capitalism, by Julianne Malveaux
The world continues to mourn the demise of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, the long-serving monarch who died Sept. 8. I am sorry that her family endured her loss, as have many of our families.
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Thomas Jefferson’s dominant offense creates winning brand
They sure grow ’em big in Richmond’s West End.
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Feeling the heat
Local libraries, other facilities offer relief for some
It’s been a record-breaking hot summer and, according to the World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, July was the world’s warmest month ever recorded.
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Living and learning as classrooms dominate the culture wars in America, by Errin Haines
School’s out for the summer, but the culture wars around education aren’t taking a break. This month, a pair of convenings again showed how the issue is breaking down.
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Biden names longtime Hill aide as his legislative affairs director
President Biden is tapping Shuwanza Goff — a veteran congressional aide who also served as his main point of contact to the House at the start of the administration — as his new director of legislative affairs, making her the first Black woman to be the White House’s chief emissary to Capitol Hill.
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Now that Roe is gone, what’s next?. by Clarence Page
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, could same-sex marriage be next? Or even interracial marriage?
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Boushall teacher on leave after confrontation with student
A Richmond Public Schools teacher identified as a female is currently on administrative leave after a video of a confrontation with a student over speaking Spanish sparked criticism from the community and calls to deal with long-standing issues for Latino students in the city.
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Jimmy Butler pours on the Heat, taking the NBA Finals to Game 5
There will be a Game 5 Friday night, Oct. 9, in the NBA Finals. The Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler saw to that.
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The “New Normal’, by Marc H. Morial
Few events have shaped American history and our national perspective on racial inequity as profoundly as the grief, civil unrest and economic devastation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Marijuana legalization comes with info, warnings from health officials
Treatment for chronic pain. Possible addiction. Improving muscle spasms. Mood changes.
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’Let Sha’Carri run!’
Nearly 500,000 sign petition calling for her reinstatement in the Olympics
More than a half million fans are coming to the defense of America’s fastest woman, flamboyant track star Sha’Carri Richardson, who has been barred from Olympic competition over marijuana use after winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.86 seconds during the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore., on June 19.
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Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies
Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. He was 67.
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No. 1 Baldwin aces assists for VCU Rams
There’s a new basketball statistic this winter at Virginia Common- wealth University, albeit unofficially. It’s called the “Ace-sist.”
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Darnell Rogers may be small in stature but makes big plays for Maryland-BC
Too short to play basketball? Think again.
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A-10 Tournament win would send VCU Rams to NCAAs
Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball Rams aren’t dancing yet. But they can hear the band warming up.
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Baylor takes down undefeated Gonzaga to win
Gonzaga University was undefeated November to March, but Baylor University was undefeated in April, and that’s what counts most.
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GOP postures as party of working people, by Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
The debate over President Biden’s $2 trillion American Infrastructure Plan is heating up — and getting more and more unhinged. Republicans are railing against the president for asking for too much. They promise a filibuster against the bill unless there is a bipartisan agreement on their terms.
