Free physical therapy clinic to help those who cannot afford service
A free physical therapy clinic run by students will open at Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday, Sept. 21, it has been announced.
Richmond NAACP hosts candidates forum Sept. 27
The Richmond Branch NAACP will host its second forum for candidates for Richmond City Council and the Richmond School Board at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church, 614 N. 3rd St., it has been announced.
‘Right on, Mr. Kaepernick’
Re “49ers quarterback under fire for sitting during national anthem,” Sept. 1-3 edition: I read with great interest your article concerning Colin Kaepernick. It did indeed take great courage to voice his convictions concerning the national anthem and its doctrines and dogmas.
A note from Mother Nature
It’s me, Mother Nature. Sorry about all of my nasty weather. I know it really interferes with your human lives here on planet Earth. But it’s your fault that you have this climate change.
Scott, unlike others, serves interests of his constituents
Re editorial “Scott for U.S. Senate,” Sept. 1-3 edition: Thank you for recommending that Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott become U.S. Sen. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott.
Kaepernick’s action offers wider opportunity
“And where is that band who so vauntingly swore/That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country, should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave/ From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave…”
The Trump campaign façade
The verity of Donald J. Trump’s popularity with many in this nation should not come as a surprise. There are scores of people who have been made to feel as though they have been painted into a corner by forces — real or imagined — that are beyond their control. Mr. Trump, being the arrogant mastermind of situational exploitation and grandiose self-promotion, has managed to effectively prey upon the fears of those who have harbored aversion of those they deem to be unlike them.
Petersburg’s problems
We remember the chilling headline in a New York newspaper when the Big Apple was facing bankruptcy.
Richmond native, fashion designer returns for Fashion Design and Art Week
Raymona Thomas has created the career in fashion that she dreamed about growing up in Church Hill. Now known as JustRaymona, she has explored every inch of the fashion world as a seamstress, a model, a clothing merchandiser, a designer for the likes of Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes and Lady Gaga and as a star on fashion reality shows such as Lifetime’s “24 Hour Catwalk.”
3-day AFRIKANA Independent Film Festival debuts
The AFRIKANA Independent Film Festival, featuring more than 30 films from four continents, panel discussions and events with directors and movie score producers, will debut Thursday, Sept.15, and continue through Sunday, Sept. 18.
Arte!’ exhibit opens Friday at Pine Camp
The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is hosting “Arte!” — an exhibit in commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Nottoway Indian powwow this weekend in Surry County
The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia will host a powwow Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Surry County Parks and
Murals to be painted in Jackson Ward
Five local artists will commemorate the unsung heroes and history of Jackson Ward
Sickle cell walk steps out Sept. 24
Living with Sickle Cell RVA, in partnership with the Beta Epsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., will hold a “Sickle Cell Walk for Life” on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Virginia Union University. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the walk starting at 9:30 a.m.
TJ High players: ‘This is our year’
Power plus speed plus agility equals Jalen “Buddy” Jackson. The 16-year-old Thomas Jefferson High School junior is that special tailback capable of giving tacklers a headache running over them or a head cold whooshing past them.
VSU wins home opener
When former NFL wide receiver Reggie Barlow was hired as Virginia State University football coach, many felt he would install a wide-open passing game. That may eventually come.
VUU Panthers trip themselves with 3 interceptions, 12 penalties
Two games into its football season, Virginia Union University has no wins and lots of problems. Tormented by penalties and turnovers, the Panthers now face a road trip to play CIAA juggernaut Winston-Salem State University on Saturday, Sept. 17.
UR wallops NSU; HU beat by W&M
Life on the visitors’ side of Robins Stadium didn’t go well for former University of Richmond football Coach Latrell Scott.
University of Illinois making history
The University of Illinois football program is making history. The Big 10 Conference member is the lone FBS school with an African-American head coach — Lovie Smith — and African-American offensive and defensive coordinators — Garrick McGee and Hardy Nickerson, respectively.
Athletes of all ages across nation join in anthem protest
Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid once again kneeled during the national anthem before the San Francisco 49ers’ season opener Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams in Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.
