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 …

“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 …

Republicans in the U.S. Senate are a threat to our democracy.

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.

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.

I have always been amazed by the immediate, long-lasting impact of the media on cultural/ current events.

As of this writing, more than 200 Palestinians and 10 Israelis have been killed in the conflict in Gaza.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is a shame- less liar. And he isn’t even a very good one. Witness his latest dishonest defense of Georgia’s new voter suppression law.

Growing up, I remember my father telling me about when he was a little boy living in Jackson Ward. He spoke about sitting on my grandmother’s lap on the porch of their home at 1164 St. Paul St. as they …

“America is not a racist country.” This is quickly becoming a Republican mantra.

My focus has been the achievement of social and economic justice for those who’ve been historically or systematically disadvantaged by the imposition of impediments to their progress — typically, women and people of color.

Racism and discrimination pervade the lived experience of Black people in this country.

Washington, D.C., has a higher percentage of Black residents than any state in the country, and they have no voting representation in Congress. This is systemic racism in action.

One hundred days into their administration, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have made surprisingly bold inroads in confronting racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic, but significant challenges remain.

The debate over President Biden’s $2 trillion American Infrastructure Plan is heating up — and getting more and more unhinged. Republicans are railing against the president for asking for too much. They promise a filibuster against the bill unless there …