Black Lives – and Beyoncé – Matter
I would like to commend the beautiful, courageous, intelligent and truly creative Beyoncé for her uplifting performance at the Super Bowl.
Road to heaven
I believe we do not have to be able to read a book to go to heaven.
‘City is having an uplift, but not the people’
I have lived in Richmond for a number of years and it’s funny how some things remain the same and others are done with a different twist, but the results are identical.
‘Our kids deserve the best’
Re “Planned school cuts causing pain,” March 10-12 edition: Children are our future and need to be treated like that. But because the schools will not receive the amount of money that is needed, cuts will be taking place. Our students need money in the budget so that they can learn and raise their learning curve.
Incarceration addiction aids jailers only
“Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former.” — Horace Mann, “Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” 1881
Trump: The GOP’s Frankenstein
President Obama has seen this horror movie before. His political opponents not only distorted his positions when he first ran for president, but deliberately lied about his place of birth, asserting that because he — according to their fiction — was not a U.S. citizen, he was not qualified to be president.
Just say no to Trump
After Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump each racked up numerous victories in key primary contests Tuesday in their quests for the presidential nomination of their respective political party, Mrs. Clinton, a Democrat, took a major jab at the billionaire Republican businessman.
Malia, Sasha turn heads at first state dinner
Sasha and Malia Obama, the teenage daughters of President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, were nothing less than stunning for their first state dinner, where they were first clad in designer fabrics and later in controversy. During the official White House event last Thursday night welcoming Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, both Sasha and Malia ruled the red carpet, rubbed elbows with dignitaries and enjoyed a rare star-struck moment with “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds.
Author, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich to speak at housing coalition event
The Richmond-based Better Housing Coalition is hosting an event 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at the University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center to explore “the real-world challenges lower-income families face every day in finding decent housing, good jobs, healthy foods and effective transportation.”
‘Sights and Sounds of VUU’ event March 31
Virginia Union University is hosting a night of visual and performing art Thursday, March 31, with the theme “A Journey Through the Sights and Sounds of Virginia Union University.”
Local NAACP to host education forum, anniversary luncheon
The Richmond Branch NAACP is holding a community discussion about educational issues at its next meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at Club 533, 700 N. 3rd St., in Downtown.
VUU’s ‘Windy City Wonder’ breaks records, dazzles fans at regional finale
Kiana Johnson is so fast, so agile, so dynamic. She navigates a basketball floor like a sleek sports car, reducing foes to clunker status.
VCU heads to Oklahoma City for NCAA despite A-10 loss
If you’re among the thousands of passionate Virginia Commonwealth University basketball fans, you’ve become accustomed to this time of year scrambling for last minute flight reservations. For the third straight year, the Rams are headed to the NCAA. So Rams fans who want to cheer on the team in person will be putting up considerable time, effort and expense. After losing to St. Joseph’s University 87-74 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament finale last Sunday in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Rams are headed to Oklahoma City, 1,293 miles from Richmond. Coach Will Wade’s 24-10 Rams are seeded No. 10 in the NCAA’s West Region and will face No. 7 Oregon State University, featuring Gary Payton II, on Friday, March 18. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., with the game slated to be televised on TNT.
Hampton Pirates win MEAC; now face U.Va. in NCAA
Of 68 teams chosen for the NCAA, Division I, basketball tournament, Hampton University has drawn one of the most challenging first round games.
VSU Trojans end season with second round NCAA loss
You can make a strong case for this being Virginia State University’s best basketball season in program history. Better yet, you can make a convincing argument next season will be even better.
John Marshall bows to I.C. Norcom in state semifinal
Some people worried that when all-time scorer Travis McKie left Richmond’s John Marshall High School, the Justices’ basketball fortunes might dip. It didn’t happen.
Norcom’s legend lives on
Great feats by I.C. Norcom High School basketball players have come to be expected. If it’s not too late, former Greyhound Johnny Morris, who still lives in Portsmouth, may even deserve a page in “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.”
‘Let Freedom Ring’ initiative extended at historic Williamsburg church
The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg will continue letting freedom ring through the month of May. In February, the historic church started by enslaved and free African-Americans commemorated its 240th anniversary with the kick off of the initiative “Let Freedom Ring: A Call to Healing a Nation.” People were invited to come to the church at 727 Scotland St., or go via social media, to ring the newly restored church bell as a symbolic call for racial healing, peace and justice nationwide.
Dr. Bedden to speak March 26 at church forum
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden is to head a panel discussing the challenges, progress and future of public schools in the city.
National clergy group outraged over attempts to block court appointment
Black clergy from across the country are expressing outrage about the Republican-led U.S. Senate’s vow to block any nominee President Obama picks to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it reflects racism and disrespect.
