State lawmaker calls for tax on marijuana to pay for reparations
If marijuana is legalized in Virginia, Democratic Delegate Lee J. Carter of Manassas wants all of the tax revenue generated to be devoted to paying reparations to Black people and Native Americans in the state for their suffering.
Pressure mounts on city voter registrar to resign or be fired
J. Kirk Showalter continues to lead the voter registration operation in Richmond, just as she has for 25 years.
Minor re-elected president of Richmond NAACP
James E. “J.J.” Minor III will continue to lead the Richmond Branch NAACP.
CARITAS shelter, program will give homeless women a new start
Re “CARITAS women’s shelter to open in December,” Free Press Nov. 12-14 edition:
President-elect Biden needs Senate for climate change legislation
The November election has created a pathway — after a four-year detour — for President-elect Joe Biden to sign national legislation to address climate change. But the elec- tion may not have created a pathway for the legislation to reach his desk.
Helping the homeless
The year 2020 has been a trying time for most of us, with COVID-19 running rampant, among other things.
The first 100 days, by Marc H. Morial
The 77.5 million votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are the most ever cast for a presidential ticket, breaking the previous record set in 2008 for President Obama.
Equity and diversity in marijuana legalization, by Phillip E. Thompson
This week, Gov. Ralph S. Northam threw his support behind the legalization of marijuana.
Help the people
We call on the U.S. Senate to act now to pass a second COVID-19 relief package to help the millions of people in this country facing dire economic straits because of the pandemic.
Lighting a fire
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones lit a fire Tuesday when she spoke to an online group of 120-plus local people about school re-segregation and equity in education.
Affirmative action hits Brazil’s runways
Bold styles are usually the talk of the town for Sao Paulo Fashion Week. This year, cou- ture connoisseurs in Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city have focused on the models—more specifically, the color of their skin.
Comedian Sinbad recovering from stroke
The family of Sinbad says the comedian-actor is recovering from a recent stroke.
Black players win MLB Rookie of the Year awards
African-Americans have made a clean sweep of Major League Baseball’s Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year awards.
Hampton U. enters basketball season with ‘no expectations’ from experts
Hampton University’s basketball Pirates must feel like someone ripped off their treasure chest.
RPS winter sports cancellation has left some athletes out in the cold
John Marshall High School was counting on a spectacular basketball season in 2020-2021. Instead, there will be no season.
Ambassadors’ to help RRHA families with virtual learning
Three public agencies have partnered to ensure that families in the city’s public housing communities have the technical tools and resources to ensure effective daily virtual learning for their children.
Suggestions welcomed until Nov. 27 for replacement of Lee statue in U.S. Capitol
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; John Mercer Langston, a law professor and Virginia’s first African- American representative in Congress; and Ona Judge, a woman enslaved by George and Martha Washington who escaped to freedom in 1796 are among the latest nominations to replace the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the U.S. Capitol.
Renaming of Jefferson Davis Highway rolls ahead
His statue has already come down from Monument Avenue.
City still sorting out all-weather homeless plan
As freezing weather descended this week, Richmond faced the biggest test yet of its new cold-weather shelter system — one based on using hotel rooms rather than a city building as the overflow space after existing shelters are filled.
Thanksgiving food programs go on with COVID-19 changes
In the midst of surging cases of COVID-19, various Richmond groups have reworked their community Thanksgiving initiatives to maintain safety as they aid the hungry and others in need during this season.
