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Photo of then-Sen. Obama and Minister Farrakhan may have tanked presidential chances
It was during a mid-2005 Congressional Black Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill when award-winning journalist Askia Muhammad captured one of the most significant photos of his career.
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More states are teaching financial literacy
Inside a high school classroom, Bryan Martinez jots down several purchases that would require a short-term savings plan: shoes, phone, headphones, clothes, and food. His medium-term financial goals take a little more thought, but he settles on a car — he doesn’t have one yet — and vacations. Peering way into his future, the 18-year-old also imagines saving money to buy a house, start his own business, retire and perhaps provide any children with a college fund.
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Black artists alliance to hold benefit online auction for COVID-19 relief
Members of the Black American Artists Alliance of Richmond are holding an online art auction from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 6, to benefit CultureWorks’ COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund.
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Crusade for Voters to celebrate 65th anniversary with banquet Oct. 14
The Richmond Crusade for Voters, the area’s oldest Black political group, will mark its 65th anniversary with a scholarship banquet 6 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 14, it has been announced.
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Case against VUU president in Florida appears stalled
Bethune-Cookman University in Florida appears to have halted its legal effort to hold former top officials accountable for their alleged role in saddling the Daytona Beach school with an overly expensive dormitory.
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State offers students free help applying for financial aid
Gov. Ralph S. Northam said the state is offering free help to students and their families to apply for college financial aid.
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Full-time lawmakers?
Is it time for Virginia to drop the pretense that a part-time legislature can keep up with the pace of change?
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Christopher Woody amazes the crowd with his dance moves and death drop Saturday at the 3rd Annual RVA Soul House Fest held at St. Joseph’s …
Published on August 9, 2018
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Jussie Smollett, right, stands beside his attorney, Patricia Brown Holmes, at a press conference in Chicago after prosecutors on Tuesday dropped felony charges accusing him …
Published on March 28, 2019
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Democrats suppressed, mistreated black people
Re “Eye Opening,” editorial July 16-18 edition: Your editorial had much of interest to your readers, but you failed to tell the whole story.
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Remain vigilant during the holidays
With crimes and homicides spiking this year, one must be aware of their surroundings at all times. With the holiday season in full force, more criminals are now on the prowl. We must be the eyes and ears of the community and inform police when a crime is observed.
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Changes at 2 North Side funeral homes
They may deal with death, but two venerable, African-American-owned funeral homes in North Side are getting new life. The former W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home at 2700 North Ave. has new owners who vow to rebuild the 84-year-old business.
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Gun tragedies and inaction
We woke up the morning after the Florida high school tragedy hearing that 95 percent of the American people support stronger background checks before someone can buy a gun. That sounds like a no-brainer because only 4 percent of the people oppose these checks
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City housing director, church leaders discuss shelter options
$3M on the table for homeless
Ninth District City Councilman Michael J. Jones hopes a network of churches can be developed to provide shelter for the homeless during inclement weather, particularly during winter cold.
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Changing the face of currency
Let’s do this. Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. It’s time for the face of this nation’s currency to catch up with the great changes this country has undergone since the end of the Jim Crow era. Putting the no-nonsense image of Ms. Tubman, a black woman who served her people as a conductor of the Underground Railroad — and served her country as a Union Army spy during the Civil War — would be a powerful reflection of that change.
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Visit museums, gardens and historical sites in Richmond and the world online
Richmond area museums are offering on- line activities, virtual tours and resources to youngsters and families as schools are out for the rest of the academic year and museums and other public venues have been closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jonathan Miles, a co-founder of Project Yoga Richmond, conducts the final Saturday Salutations at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on Sept. 24. Saturday Salutations …
Published on October 6, 2022
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Invest in our children, our schools
When any city, town or neighborhood loses its talent and tax base, it becomes a poverty area. Large urban areas have seen this deterioration over the decades. During integration we called it “white flight” and we saw it in Newark, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Detroit.
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VCU Rams prevail in overtime against UR
Anyone who has ever played the arcade game Whac-A-Mole can understand the frustration of Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball foes. Each time you knock down one mole — in VCU’s case, containing one high scorer — another pops up. Consider:
