Fair and equal representation needed among food vendors at NFL team training camp
Re “Washington Football playing again at Richmond camp in July,” Free Press June 10-12 edition: It was announced that the Washington Football Team will open training camp from July 27 through 31 here in Richmond.
Voting and protecting democracy
The voters have spoken.
Pride Month and the Equality Act, by Marc H. Morial
“Rather than divide and discriminate, let us come together and create one nation. We are all one people. We all live in the American house. We are all the American family. Let us recognize that the gay people living in …
Truth and guilt, by Dr. E. Faye Williams
I’ve always enjoyed observing the unique behaviors of children. With youngsters, what you see is what you get. They present an unvarnished, no-excuse look at human behavior and become genuinely interesting when they are old enough to understand the difference …
Black voter suppression is descendant of racist past
Anyone who is shocked or surprised by what the states of Texas and Mississippi currently are doing to suppress Black voting must have little, if any, knowledge of the history of the two former Confederate states. Otherwise, they would know …
Luther H. Foster’s name needs to be returned to Nottoway County school
I call for the name of Nottoway Intermediate School to be changed back to Luther H. Foster School.
Sports respite
Good for tennis star Naomi Osaka, 23, who put her mental health needs above the demands of Grand Slam organizers, media and spectators this week.
Vote on June 8
Tuesday, June 8, is primary day in Virginia.
Tulsa
As the nation turned its attention this week to the 100th anniversary of the horrific massacre of Black people in Tulsa, Okla., in 1921, we have two main thoughts:
Tulsa: Legacy of white supremacism by Marc H. Morial
“I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. I still see Black men being shot, Black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. I still see Black businesses …
GOP senators block truth, by Ben Jealous
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are a threat to our democracy.
Racial justice and democratically governed schools, by Kenya J. Gibson
I am writing in response to a letter the Richmond School Board received this spring from the Virginia Department of Education regarding the body’s ability to effectively govern. It is a letter that I believe should concern us all.
On this Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who have died during the past year and a half from the pandemics of COVID-19 and police violence.
It’s time for a Black woman on the Supreme Court, by Ben Jealous
I am eager to see a brilliant Black woman serving as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. I hope to celebrate her swearing-in later this year.
The ‘Groundhog Day’ effect, by Dr. E. Faye Williams
I have always been amazed by the immediate, long-lasting impact of the media on cultural/ current events.
