Absenteeism up in Richmond schools during pandemic
The coronavirus is causing a significant increase in absenteeism among Richmond Public Schools students.
Deadline to request absentee ballot Friday, Oct. 23
Voting information
The presidential election, as well as contests for U.S. Senate, Congress, Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Get out the vote efforts step up this weekend
Local organizations and advocacy groups are ramping up efforts to energize voters and get people to the polls in the final days before Election Day.
’Relentless racism’: Probe ordered of VMI after news report of racist incidents
State officials have ordered an outside investigation into the Virginia Military Institute following a report in The Washington Post that described Black cadets and alumni as facing “relentless racism.”
Election officials encourage voters to report problems, irregularities
Chesterfield resident Clarence Lee, 90, has been an active voter since the 1950s. He was planning to vote in person on Nov. 3.
Voter registration deadline extended through Oct. 15
Virginians have until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 to register to vote because of a 48- hour extension negotiated in court after the state’s online voter registration system went down Tuesday because of an accidentally severed cable.
Farmers to Families Food Box Program greatly helping area households
Thanks goes out to the many churches, ministries and other nonprofit organiza- tions that distribute food boxes to the needy.
‘Get Richmond Working’ initiative would help eliminate disparities
Seeing construction cranes in Richmond is nothing out of the ordinary, but the ones that appeared in the wake of George Floyd’s death stood out from the rest.
FBI ready to help protect election
America’s elections are the foundation of our democracy and protecting them is a top FBI priority.
Monsters are scary – so are brilliant Black women, by Julianne Malveaux
I was frightened of monsters when I was a child. Not so sure why, but my brother, who loved to plague me, used to tell me they were lurking under my bed. I shook and I shivered, and I cried for fear that one of those dreaded monsters would rise from under the bed to strangle me.
Politicians can stop police killings, by Ben Jealous
Millions of Americans have come out in big cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians — often Black people — at the hands of law enforcement. If we want our demands for justice and accountability to lead to real policy change, we need to build on that activism by electing public officials with the commitment to reform law enforcement and the courage to act when police abuse the power of their badge.
Amy Coney Barrett
We have been disgusted, but not surprised by Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s evasive maneuvering during this week’s Senate confirmation hearings.
Petersburg Symphony Orchestra to host two fall ensemble concerts
The Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is hosting two fall ensemble concerts for smaller, in-person audiences that will be livestreamed to the public.
MLB playoff teams battling it out for a place in the World Series
It’s time for popcorn, peanuts and playoffs.
Seattle Storm sweeps Las Vegas Aces to claim WNBA championship
Three time zones away, the Seattle Storm found home sweet home in “The Bubble.”
Judge Barrett nomination fight leaves progressive Catholics feeling unseen
Elizabeth Ajiduah took to Twitter in late September, ask- ing progressive and LGBTQ- friendly Catholics to come forward.
’The Secret Lives of Church Ladies’ is finalist for National Book Award
For years, Deesha Philyaw, a Pittsburgh writer, editor and writing coach, has gradually crafted stories about church ladies — but these are not the stories you’d likely hear sitting in the pew of a Black church.
MLB Hall of Famer Joe Morgan dies at 77
Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, a key component of Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine in the 1970s, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020.
Mellon Foundation to provide $250M to help communities create new monuments
Suddenly there is a new source of funding that might help Richmond create replacement monuments for the white supremacist Confederates that have been taken down from Monument Avenue and other city sites.
