Personality: Vicki L. Neilson
Spotlight on founder and executive director of The Giving Heart
How do you throw a Thanksgiving feast for 3,000 people in the midst of a pandemic?
12-year-old activist, minister Elijah Lee is finalist for Kid of the Year
At the tender age of 12, Elijah Lee has grown an extensive résumé as a spiritual leader, nationally known child advocate and speaker. Add to that finalist for the first-ever Kid of the Year Award.
African-American astronaut pilots SpaceX capsule to International Space Station
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, piloted by Navy Cmdr. Victor Glover, 44.
‘Time to legalize’
Gov. Ralph S. Northam lights fire under legislation on use and sale of marijuana
Marijuana legalization is poised to become another victory for the racial justice movement that rocked Richmond during the late spring and summer, swept away racist Confederate statues and shook up politics as usual.
Charges dismissed against Sen. Lucas
A Richmond judge dismissed charges on Monday that were filed against the highest-ranking Black state senator and several other Portsmouth officials after police said that she and others conspired to damage a Confederate monument in the Hampton Roads city.
COVID-19 outbreak: Mayor, others quarantine
A rash of new COVID-19 cases, outbreaks and quarantines have emerged following the election, underlying the continuing threat of the virus locally, statewide and across the nation.
Former offenders need a fair chance at employment
For decades, employment after incarceration has been a growing debate.
Some things are not deal-breakers
The drama, stress and tension that unfolded during this election have revealed an America that we have never seen before.
Thank you, Black voters
As a student of the Constitution, I have had an appreciation of the true magnitude of the recent threat to America.
COVID-19 defeated Trump, by A. Peter Bailey
First, I must admit that my prediction of a Donald J. Trump victory in the 2020 presidential election was wrong.
Roll up sleeves and get to work, by Julianne Malveaux
It took five days for the 2020 election to be called for former Vice President Joe Biden.
Remain vigilant
Our concern about the growing spike in COVID-19 cases nationally was heightened by reports this week of the local spread of the coronavirus stemming from the election.
Veterans Day
We take this moment to salute our nation’s veterans, the men and women who committed themselves to our nation’s defense — and to our liberty — through service in the Armed Forces.
Barrier-breaking golfer Lee Elder being honored by the Masters with scholarship
In a year marked by racial injustice, Augusta National announced Monday it would honor Lee Elder with two scholar- ships in his name at Paine College and an honorary tee shot next year for the first Black player in the Masters.
Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. among inductees into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
In a normal year, the newly inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class would have hit the stage to perform the well-known songs that made them famous and helped them enter the prestigious organization. Not in 2020.
Model Railroad Show slated for Nov. 27-29 at Science Museum of Va.
The Science Museum of Virginia is hosting its 43rd Annual Model Railroad Show Friday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Nov. 29, featuring six different train displays of scaled locomotives riding through intricate landscapes and miniature cities.
Shedeur Sanders headed to Jackson State to play ball for famous dad Deion
Now there are two Sanders to watch at Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Liberty University beats Virginia Tech in last second 51-yard field goal
There’s a new pecking order in Virginia college football. At least for now, the road to “Virginia’s Finest” travels through — not Blacksburg, not Charlottesville — but Lynchburg.
At 7-foot-1, Medley-Bacon expected to top off VCU success
Virginia Commonwealth University won’t have to wait as long as it had expected for its next 7-foot-tall player.
Rev. Warnock locked in battle for U.S. Senate seat
The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the 51-year-old pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the historic church once co-pastored by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate in a special election in Georgia.
