Gov. Northam should resign
Letters to the editor
Re: “Probe into Northam’s blackface scandal ‘inconclusive,’” Free Press May 23-25 edition:
Reader draws own conclusion on Gov. Northam’s yearbook photo
Letters to the editor
Re “Probe into Northam’s blackface scandal ‘inconclusive,’” Free Press May 23-25 edition:
Free students from burden of college debt
Columnists
The reaction — shock, joy, disbelief, euphoria — revealed the importance of billionaire Robert F. Smith’s stunning gift, when he announced unexpectedly that he would pay off the college debts of Morehouse College students graduating this year. His gift literally changed the prospects and the lives of the vast majority of those 396 graduates.
Distortions of our history
Columnists
According to some historians, Afrodescendants first entered these United States in 1619 off the coast of Virginia. If we believe that narrative, Afrodescendants have been in this country for 400 years.
Virginians deserve the truth
Editorials
We didn’t expect much from the investigation into Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s racist medical school yearbook page, and that’s exactly what we got — not much.
Fix what’s broken
Editorials
We are dumbstruck by the continuing depth of problems associated with Richmond Public Schools.
VSU grads receive uplifting messages at 2 commencement ceremonies
Sen. Jennifer McClellan ‘Accomplish your goals without being afraid to fail’
State Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan literally returned home when she delivered the address at the first of two separate commencement exercises Sunday at Virginia State University.
Steph Curry helps Golden State create a dynasty
With the seventh pick of the 2009 NBA draft, the Golden State Warriors sewed the seeds of a dynasty.
Michael Brown deserves better
Letters to the editor
Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer in August 2014, was vilified and demonized by a large segment of the majority race in our society.
Hampton University takes titles in Big South track and field events
Hampton University has made a big splash in the Big South Conference.
James T. ‘Jim’ Burch, longtime college basketball official, dies at 91
James T. “Jim” Burch, whose career as a college basketball official spanned nearly 60 years, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his home in Apex, N.C. He was 91.
There’s no missing Tacko and his shining star
Tacko Fall’s star shined in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It shined even brighter at last week’s NBA Combine in Chicago.
Teams, cities ramping up for NBA lottery
The fun-loving folks on Bourbon Street in New Orleans have one more reason to party.
VUU to induct 7 into Athletic Hall of Fame
Seven alumni with sparkling credentials have been chosen for induction into the Virginia Union University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Why not eliminate the SAT?
Columnists
The College Board, the organization that develops and administers the SAT, has developed a new “adversity score” to augment the widely used college admissions examination.
City Council delays action on single-use plastics resolution
Cities across the country and around the world are banning plastic straws, cutlery, bags and other single-use products that are clogging waterways and harming fish, birds, whales and other wildlife.
