Know the rules to vote on Election Day
When other Virginia voters arrive at their polling places on Nov. 4, many may be shocked to learn that they also are unable to vote — especially seniors, African-Americans, Latinos and the poor, who are less likely to have the required forms of photo ID.
Free Press election endorsements
As Virginians prepare to go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 4, the Richmond Free Press strongly urges voters with election endorsements.
Ferguson police officer will be exonerated
You haven’t presented the complete story. Your article only took up for Michael Brown and tried to make him a hero.
We must protect VSU at all costs
When Howard University’s then-President Sidney Ribeau announced last fall that he would step down as unprecedented financial challenges mounted at the “mecca” of HBCUs, I was among those who gasped.
Trojans score 63-7 homecoming victory
The Trojans extended their two-year conference winning streak to 12 with the 63-7 dismantling of Lincoln University last week before a homecoming crowd at Rogers Stadium.
Why vote on Nov. 4
‘When we vote, we win’
In a Constitutional Republic, the privilege to vote preserves all other rights. But as political science holds, when the action of voting takes place, a reaction follows.
Minister, wife allege harassment
Co-pastors claim state tax department had them arrested on bogus charges
A Northern Virginia minister claims he and his wife have suffered illegal prosecution at the hands of the Virginia Department of Taxation.
Personality: Juan M. Pierce Sr.
Spotlight on Health Education Award winner
Juan Marichal Pierce Sr. beams as he discusses the Health Education Award he accepted from the Richmond Branch NAACP at its annual Freedom Fund banquet last month.
From this day forward
A brain tumor and cancer were no match for Kent A.P. Smith and Karla Booker’s wedding joy. Their love, 40 years in the making, would not be stopped by his diagnosis of a brain tumor and stage 4 lung cancer just four weeks earlier.
Voter turnout is key question in Tuesday elections
With the races missing the competitive fire that fuels participation, it’s hard to tell whether the polls will be busy or relatively empty.
Have your photo ID ready
Voters must present a photo ID Tuesday to cast a ballot in the midterm elections.
Local supplies, hope headed to Africa’s Ebola-stricken areas
First it was a problem “over there.” Now it’s over here. And people are scared.
Mayor’s plan keeps Flying Squirrels at The Diamond
Mayor Dwight C. Jones has kept his promise. He has returned to City Council with his latest proposal regarding a minor league baseball stadium in Richmond.
Kansas City Monarchs
World Series matchup takes us on trip down memory lane
The hub of all-black baseball generally was considered Kansas City, Mo., where the Monarchs were a decades-long force in the Negro Leagues.
Historical marker for remarkable dressmaker
A state historical marker unveiled last Sunday at the Dinwiddie courthouse in her native County recalls Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley’s remarkable life.
North Side church to hold program on noted preacher
Garland Avenue Baptist Church is hosting a colloquium on the life of Dr. Howard Thurman, Saturday, Nov. 8, Dr. Jeffery O. Smith, the church’s pastor, has announced.
Carolyn Croxton, 63, associate minister
The Rev. Carolyn Randall Croxton enjoyed variety in her working life. The New Kent County native started out as an operating room nurse in Richmond and then went on to serve 15 years as a Richmond police officer.
Slavery exhibit open at Library of Va.
An exhibit of Eyre Crowe’s works opened at the Library of Virginia on Monday, Oct. 27, and will run through May 30, 2015, according to a library release announcing the exhibit.
NSU wins bragging rights after Battle of the Bay
Terrance Ervin is among the most successful quarterbacks in state high school football history. Now it seems he has carried that winning spirit to the college campus.
Sylvia Dyer, 65, former Richmond educator
For more than 10 years, Sylvia Smith Dyer co-chaired the Valentine’s dinner-dance for the Virginia Area Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta, the international honor society and professional association for educators.
