VSU picked to win CIAA basketball title
Two proven college big men and an All-State guard are among the additions to a Virginia State University basketball program that is the pre-season pick to win the CIAA title.
Mo Alie-Cox now on Colts practice squad
Mo Alie-Cox made his reputation in sneakers. Now he’s trying to make a living in cleats.
VSU ready to rumble with Bowie State
Two senior quarterbacks with glistening credentials will be center stage Saturday, Oct. 13, in Bowie, Md.
For the record books: VUU drubs Lincoln 90-0 at homecoming
Looking back, Virginia Union University football has been on a historical roll. Gazing ahead, there are bumps in the road.
2nd Street Festival shines
Thousands of people turned out for the music, food, art and history last weekend at the 30th Annual 2nd Street Festival in Jackson Ward.
RVA style
The styles and the stylish were out in force last Saturday for RVA Fashion Week’s Fall Fashion Weekend.
14th Annual Richmond Folk Festival returns to Downtown riverfront this weekend
Thousands of people are expected along the city’s riverfront this weekend for the 14th Annual Richmond Folk Festival.
Reprobate on the U.S. Supreme Court
Well, America, we now have a Trump clone on the U.S. Supreme Court. In the closest vote since 1881, the U.S. Senate voted 50-48 last Saturday to confirm Brett M. Kavanaugh as a justice on to the nation’s highest court.
True colors
Shameful. That’s the best word to describe Monday’s action by Richmond City Council to roll over and play dead when it comes to the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue.
2nd Street Festival: A wolf in sheep’s clothing
The fact is this festival has and continues to be owned and controlled by white people during most of its existence. This, for me, is a major problem because at no point has its owners envisioned, stated or promised that, in addition to extolling the past importance of Jackson Ward, they want to or are even interested in reviving, resuscitating and restoring Jackson Ward to its former glory and past.
Kavanaugh represents the hijacking of America
After the dramatic fiasco played out in the Brett Kavanaugh hearings two weeks ago, we witnessed the true desperation of the GOP to claim the power of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The real ‘problem’ needs to be addressed
For about the last 40 years, we have been throwing money at our school “problem” with the same failing result.
A council of cowards
As a political scientist, nothing angers me more than politicians who fail to effectively represent their constituents.
Personality: Jacquelyn E. ‘Jackie’ Stone
Spotlight on ALM National Women in Law Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Passion and purpose are the driving forces for Jacquelyn E. “Jackie” Stone, one of Richmond’s brightest and dedicated lawyers.
Lost cause
Richmond City Council rejects resolution requesting General Assembly approval for authority over city’s Confederate monuments
The racist Confederate past has maintained its stranglehold on Richmond’s future.
Chicago verdict raises hopes of greater police accountability
A rare scene in the American justice system unfolded last week in a Chicago courthouse. A white officer stood before a mostly white jury and was convicted of killing an African-American teenager.
African-American communities must factor into infrastructure upgrades, clean energy jobs
Disadvantaged communities, including African-American enclaves, must be a central focus for any future legislation to upgrade the nation’s aged and deteriorating infrastructure, according to Gilbert G. Campbell III, co-founder and managing partner of Volt Energy, a minority-owned solar energy development firm based in Washington.
Justice Kavanaugh takes seat on U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Brett Kavanaugh spent a collegial first day on the bench as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that contrasted sharply with the venom of his confirmation process, taking an active role in arguments alongside his eight new colleagues.
Schools, broken pledges and future election
Let’s be honest: We have two school systems in Richmond. One is a private, mostly white student body attending modern, clean facilities providing the educational opportunities. The second is a public system, where a 90 percent minority and mostly poor student body attends the most decrepit, non-maintained, obsolete facilities in Virginia.
Minority doctors in residency programs routinely face racism
Minority doctors in training routinely deal with bias, sometimes subtle, sometimes not so subtle, a new study suggests. Researchers found that resident physicians from racial and ethnic minorities face a daily barrage of microaggressions as well as overt prejudice, according to the study published in JAMA Network Open.
