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Editorials

Washington Football Team

This week marks the year anniversary of enlightenment for the NFL Washington Football Team, which announced on July 13, 2020, that it was dropping the offensive name the franchise had used since 1933.

Nikole Hannah Jones

There’s nothing better than the warm embrace of family.

Fourth of July

“If we can liken life ...

The NCAA, Justice Kavanaugh and student-athletes

We were quite interested in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion this week regarding the NCAA and student-athletes and what compensation students can expect for providing their talent to a college or university.

Juneteenth

We are impressed by the scope of activities planned for Juneteenth and the great effort put forth by so many individuals and organizations to make a success of its first celebration as an official state holiday.

Hats off to graduates

We send hearty congratulations to Richmond Public Schools’ valedictorians, as well as all high school seniors in Richmond and the surrounding counties as they graduate this month.

Voting and protecting democracy

The voters have spoken.

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:

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.

Criminal probe or probing a criminal

New York Attorney General Letitia James has turned up the heat on former President Trump, announcing Tuesday that her office has opened a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization.

Unexpected consequences

The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned some very harsh consequences for people and communities across the United States.

Let’s get it right

Richmonders have railed in recent years against the deplorable conditions in the city’s aged and decrepit school buildings where city public school students are expected to learn despite conditions that hinder education rather than foster it.

A danger still

Just because Donald Trump no longer occupies the Oval Office doesn’t mean he’s not a threat to America. He is.