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Go Vikings!

We send a cheer up for Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School football team as the players head to the state 2A semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 7, against Stuarts Draft High School in Augusta County.

'Sorry' doesn't always make it right by Julianne Malveaux

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg entered the already-crowded Democratic presidential primary with a splash.

Our stories are part of history by Dr. E. Faye Williams

All of my life I had seen a white woman, fist up, a red bandana around her head, determination on her face and words above her saying “We Can Do It!” I never thought much about it until I attended …

Open letter to Gov. Northam

To Gov. Ralph S. Northam, As the elected business manager of a labor union that supported you in the 2017 election for governor, I continue to be disappointed in your actions. The comments you made to the revenue advisory council …

Take action, even after Election Day

Election season has come and gone, and while the work of a new legislature begins, many constituents may recede back into the woodwork until their next turn at the polls. After all, voters have completed their responsibility, and it is …

Happy Thanksgiving!

At this time of celebration, we give thanks for all of our blessings.

John Brown: Saint or madman? by John Michael Cummings

I grew up in the 1970s, a stone’s throw away from John Brown’s Fort in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Today, many are throwing verbal stones at the fort.

A.I. and African-American workers by Marc H. Morial

“Black America’s collective response to emerging technology will determine whether it is an opportunity or an existential threat.” – George H. Lambert Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Greater Washington Urban League

Let’s do the right thing

Re “Get out: Court-ordered RRHA evictions raising alarms in Creighton Court,” Free Press Oct. 24-26 edition: It is a shame that many of our city’s top officials did not say anything when public housing tenants were being given eviction notices.

End surprise medical bills

Congress needs to take action to end surprise medical bills. These are the bills patients receive when they unknowingly go outside of their insurance network for care, without realizing their insurance will not cover them.

If they build it ...

When it comes to the costly Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment plan, the Navy Hill District Corp. believes in the adage made famous by the 1989 drama-fantasy movie, “Field of Dreams.” That adage: “If you build it, they will come.”

Rep. McEachin: À votre santé

We send up positive thoughts for the good health of Congressman A. Donald McEachin, who has been sidetracked lately while undergoing surgeries in his battle with health issues.

Let localities lead by Mayor Levar M. Stoney

When the Dillon Rule, a law limiting local autonomy, was created in 1868, the opinion was state governments would know how to govern better than localities. As a leader of local government, it is baffling this argument still holds weight …

Why Trump hearings are important by Rep. Frederica S. Wilson

History continues this week on Capitol Hill as impeachment inquiry hearings into President Trump continue.

Trump: A ‘self-serving con man’

Donald Trump is a horrible president. He has spent three years demeaning the fundamental values and institutions of our democracy. He has scuttled thousands of federal regulations protecting peoples’ health and safety. He has done his best to destroy and …