Fourth of July closing schedule
In observance of the Fourth of July holiday on Saturday, July 4, please note the following:
July 4th fireworks in Richmond, Chesterfield
The nation will turn 244 years old on Saturday, July 4, but many of the traditional holiday events and fireworks spectaculars have been eliminated because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Free COVID-19 testing
The Richmond City Health District is offering free community testing for COVID-19.
Legal efforts continue against use of tear gas on peaceful protesters
From marches to nighttime clashes and courtroom battles, the demand for racial justice and an end to police violence continues in Richmond — now the epicenter of Virginia protests and police actions to control the situation more than a month after they began.
Home health workers often overlooked in state COVID-19 protection efforts
Ever since the COVID-19 emergency was declared in March, the state has pushed a well-publicized effort to get masks, gowns and other protective gear for doctors, nurses and other health care workers in hospitals and nursing homes.
Field Day for ham radio operators
On June 27 and 28, thou- sands will be involved in the American Radio Relay League Field Day.
‘Cut losses and ties’ with Washington team
Re: “Washington NFL team to skip training in Richmond,” Free Press June 18-20 edition:
Reminder of new laws taking effect July 1 or later
The General Assembly passed hundreds of new laws earlier this year, most of which will go into effect on July 1.
Put Confederate monuments in their place
Flying or displaying a Confederate flag outside of a museum is a tacit acceptance of the evil that it represents — slavery, Jim Crow, bigotry, racism, and death, not to mention treason.
Even for conservatives, no denying reality by Rev. Dean Nelson
Too many white people on the right and left only want to listen to Black people who agree with them on everything.
I stand with the ‘looters and lowlifes’ by Julianne Malveaux
According to the Washington Post, the 45th president told 19,126 lies between his inauguration in January 2017 and June 1, 2020. By now, the number has likely edged toward 20,000, as his Tulsa “rally” last Saturday yielded dozens more.
Disturbing
We supported Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s call for the resignation of former Richmond Police Chief Will Smith.
Aunt Jemima being retired by Quaker Oats
America’s painful struggles over racism have finally caught up with Aunt Jemima, that ubiquitous fixture served up at breakfast tables for 131 years.
Actor Jamie Foxx to play heavyweight champ Mike Tyson in biopic
Jamie Foxx is in the gym muscling up for what he hopes will be a knockout performance.
Netflix CEO and wife donate $120M to HBCUS
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities.
Beyonce drops new surprise single on Juneteenth; sales to benefit Black businesses
Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises — a new single called “Black Parade.”
Feds sue Stafford County over law blocking Islamic cemetery
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia county for “imposing restrictive zoning requirements” that blocked an Islamic nonprofit from building a cemetery.
Longtime coach Marvin Bridges succumbs at 65
Marvin Bridges, a longtime football and basketball coach in Richmond on the youth and high school levels, died Monday, June 8, 2020. He was 65.
Music educator and band director John H. Scott Jr. dies at 59
As a young man, John Henry Scott Jr. loved playing the trumpet in marching bands in high school and college.
