Unequal access to high-quality health services is one of the most pervasive problems in America’s health care system. Far too often, communities of color face reduced access, higher costs, and less comprehensive care and support than their predominantly white counterparts.

Sometimes amid the hoopla and hogwash of political events, I find myself jerked alert by an accidental truth that manages to break through.

The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the end of an era.

Have you seen this bench?

The last few weeks have been a tough stretch for Black celebrities and the people that love them. The deaths of rappers, singers and entertainers have touched every demographic in recent weeks. Let’s take a look at who we’ve lost …

Have you seen this bench?

“These kind of anti-Black propaganda narratives that the ‘savages are coming to destroy and eat your family’ are really part of the same playbook that goes back hundreds of years. They try to create division and hate and get the …

Many, many moons ago, my family elders advised me: “Son, prepare yourself, because you never know when the doors of opportunity are going to open up. And when they do, you need to be ready to step inside.” That was …

Thank you for featuring me as your Personality of the week (Sept. 12-14 edition) and for focusing on the Fall Line Trail through Bryan Park. The article surely will raise awareness of the issue among readers.

I love going to Virginia Union University football games. So, I’m sending this letter hoping that those who hold positions of leadership at the school will encourage the student body to stand and respect the Black National Anthem “Lift Every …

Before the presidential debate commenced, my wife and I were in a hospital’s emergency room for 5½ hours because of an unanticipated heart complication (Tachycardia) I began having after drinking a large cup of fast food coffee.

Even though the Free Press has stated that Kamala Harris is ahead of Donald Trump in Virginia by a comfortable margin, we cannot rest on those laurels

He made us happy.

Let’s give it up for the Flying Squirrels organization. They’ve stuck by Richmond, even though the city didn’t seem to appreciate the team in the early days, as they were ridiculed for their unusual moniker.

On Tuesday evening, the two presidential candidates met for their first debate. It went as many expected. Vice President Kamala Harris used pointed and precise criticisms of her opponent to bait him.