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‘Let Freedom Ring’ initiative extended at historic Williamsburg church

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg will continue letting freedom ring through the month of May. In February, the historic church started by enslaved and free African-Americans commemorated its 240th anniversary with the kick off of the initiative “Let Freedom Ring: A Call to Healing a Nation.” People were invited to come to the church at 727 Scotland St., or go via social media, to ring the newly restored church bell as a symbolic call for racial healing, peace and justice nationwide.

Attorney general urges court to uphold mass restoration of felons’ voting rights

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is urging the Virginia Supreme Court to reject a Republican legal challenge to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s use of executive power to restore voting and other political rights to more than 200,000 felons. This state’s highest court is to hear arguments on the issue July 19.

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Donald J. Trump wins Republican nomination after wife steals speech from Michelle Obama

CLEVELAND Donald J. Trump crossed the threshold of history the way he ran the Republican race: Soaked in drama, surrounded by back-stabbing, jeered by well-heeled critics as a no-hope ama- teur, cheered by a die-hard base and embraced at the finish line by his family.

ASWAD conference to bring hundreds of scholars to area next week

Nearly 1,000 people from 30 different countries are expected in Williamsburg next week for the 10th Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide Diaspora, or ASWAD.

Election redux

If nothing else, last week’s elections showed us that change is coming.

Meals tax redux

We applaud the Richmond City Council for approving the city meals tax hike. We heard the anguish — and the urgency — from people on both sides of the meals tax debate who spoke at Monday night’s City Council meeting. In the end, what unifies us all is the universal support for Richmond Public Schools and the 24,000 youngsters who attend them.