Police Chief Alfred Durham responds: ‘We are the community and the community is us’
As I meet with members of the community, our conversations often turn to the relationship between the police and the community in light of the recent high-profile, police-involved shootings that have occurred in other states. It is an understandably emotional topic of conversation that arises from our mutual desire to ensure these types of incidents do not undermine the great strides we have made here in Richmond.
Hundreds of lives saved in the city
In Virginia, more people are dying from drug overdoes than from homicides or traffic accidents, data from state agencies show.
School Board member hosts 8th Annual Back-to-School Rally Saturday at MLK
Shonda Harris-Muhammed once again is seeking to help cash-strapped parents in Richmond ensure their children will start school in early September with the supplies they need.
If elected, Hillary Clinton would join growing list of women world leaders
If Hillary Clinton becomes the United States’ first woman president, she will join a small but growing number of women who lead their countries.
Actress Tichina Arnold fires up local campaign volunteers
The Clinton-Kaine campaign is bringing out the stars.
Chicago’s South Side chosen for Obama presidential library
Special from the Trice Edney News Wire President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have selected Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side as the site for President Obama’s presidential library, according to numerous media reports.
Recent court rulings strike down discriminatory voting laws in several states
In a heated election year, federal and state courts are rejecting Republican-backed voting restrictions after finding their sole purpose is to limit voting by African-Americans, Latinos, the poor and other minority groups that lean Democratic. In rulings last Friday that could pave the way for bigger turnouts on Election Day, courts struck down such laws in the key election states of North Carolina, Kansas and Wisconsin.
Hometown welcome
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine returns to Richmond and rally of 3,500 cheering supporters
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine made a triumphant return to Richmond, a smiling hometown hero as the Democrat’s vice presidential nominee. He was greeted with the roars of a supportive crowd Monday at Huguenot High School, where he declared, “I’m so proud of my city.”
‘We finally have a governor who attempted to right wrongs’
When will the Republicans in the General Assembly stop the racist endorsement of continuing to maintain the Virginia Constitution to deny primarily African-Americans the right to vote? The amendment (at the center of the lawsuit) was designed in the 1901-1902 Constitutional Convention as a means to keep us from voting.
‘$20 at the store doesn’t do anything but make you sad’
I am a reader of your newspaper. And many times, you have things in your paper that hit home with me. I am 71 years old and live on North Side. I am thankful to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority for low-income housing.
Don’t swallow the lies
Last week, I spent my evening hours viewing television and looking at the circus that formally was labeled by the networks as the Republican National Convention.
Corporate leadership needed on racial justice
When North Carolina passed laws eliminating anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and passed its “bathroom bill” mandating that transgender people use the bathroom of their birth gender, they experienced almost immediate backlash.
November hope
In politics, nothing and no one are perfect. But we give high marks to the newly minted Democratic team running for president and vice president in 2016. Hillary Clinton, the nation’s former first lady who has established herself as a U.S. senator, trusted secretary of state under President Obama and now presidential candidate, has chosen Virginia’s own Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate for November.
Youths take action to promote healing, peace
When Alton Sterling was killed by police July 5 in Baton Rouge, La., the nation watched as his 15-year-old son cried inconsolably at the loss of his father.
Art by youths in Richmond detention center on display at DNC
Large self-portraits born out of Richmond’s ART 180 program with young people incarcerated at the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center are on display this week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Latin Jazz Festival at Dogwood Dell Aug. 20
The rhythms of Latin music will fill Dogwood Dell next month at the 9th Annual Latin Jazz and Salsa Festival.
VSU’s Cameryn Smith CIAA Woman of the Year
Virginia State University’s Cameryn Smith, a first baseman on the Trojans softball team, is CIAA Woman of the Year. With that, the recent VSU graduate from Powhatan High School qualifies as a candidate for the NCAA Division II Woman of the Year.
Richmond Black Widows fall 20-18 in championship game
Three failed extra point tries kept the Richmond Black Widows from a perfect ending to their inaugural season in the Women’s Football Alliance.
Matt Jones ready to run for D.C. team
About 100 football players wearing the Washington NFL team’s burgundy and gold will converge on Richmond this Thursday to commence preseason drills.
Pace returns to VUU gridiron as grad student
Miles Pace may have enjoyed the best half season in Virginia Union University football history. Now the Panthers are eager to see what the powerful Floridian can achieve in an entire campaign as he returns to the gridiron as a 23-year-old graduate student.
