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Gov. Youngkin and reality of racism, by Susan Swecker

On one of the final days of Black History Month, Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin released an interim report on critical race theory from the state superintendent of public instruction – an attempt to rewrite, revise and change our history.

Fighting injustice in Ukraine and at home, by Dr. E. Faye Williams

Before going to bed on Feb. 22, we knew that Ukraine and its citizens had been brutally attacked. In our hearts, we also knew that this was only the beginning of their terror.

Social isolation, not white supremacy, led to pathologies in African-American communities

I am sorry to have to tell you that there is no Critical Race Theory.

Book suggestions for Free Press readers

I strongly recommend that the following titles be added to your book list:

Another book suggestion

I was pleased to see your editorial, “CRT—Critical race truth,” and suggest adding this to the book list: “Richmond’s Unhealed History” by the Rev. Benjamin Campbell.

CRT – Critical race truth

As Black History Month 2022 wraps up, we again call our readers’ attention to the growing national assaults on teaching and learning about America’s past and the racist policies and practices that have brought our city, state and nation to …

NFL’s race problem and Robert F. Smith, by Benjamin Chavis Jr.

Even before former Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores filed a class action lawsuit against the NFL claiming the league discriminated against Black coaches in their hiring practices, it was pretty clear that professional football has a race issue. The Insti- …

Who would have believed it?, by E. Faye Williams

From the silly to the sublime, to the serious, faster than the mind can cogitate, our societal norms are being manipulated from the “as expected” to the “never in a million years.” Re- flecting on what is presented to the …

Cancel student loan debt, by Charlene Crowell

One of President Biden’s first executive actions exercised his authority granted in the Higher Education Act.

Hope from the ashes

We can only imagine the grief and uncertainty that inundated the children and families of William F. Fox Elementary School last weekend when they learned their beloved schoolhouse had gone up in flames.

Leadership needed

We are disappointed at the tumult engulfing the Virginia State Conference NAACP, which was brought on by the resignation last week of the civil rights organization’s 29-year-old executive director, Da’Quan Love.

Overcoming NFL’s shameful history, by Marc H. Morial

“More than half the players in the NFL are Black, and most coaches have played the game at some level. That would seem to be the perfect recipe for Black coaches to find success. But most NFL owners have been …

GOP bows to insurrectionists, by Ben Jealous

The Republican National Committee is officially letting Americans know that it is more committed to former President Trump than to democracy, the rule of law and the truth.

'Long, dirty toenails’, by Dr. Gregg Suzanne Ferguson

Death humbles us all, and death comes for us all. For that reason, in every culture speaking ill of the dead is taboo, if not amoral. When the deceased is an innocent victim, speaking ill of them is especially abominable.

Teaching Black history can help end racism

Black history matters for the same reasons Black lives matter.