Variety of scams targeting all people of color, by Charlene Crowell
Just as the annual holiday season of shopping and celebrating nears, a major federal financial regulator released new research detailing how communities of color not only are targeted by well-known types of predatory lenders, but new forms of fraud seek …
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Progress or regression?
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Black turnout is key in high-stakes Va. election, by Keauna Gregory and Alexsis Rodgers
As Virginia’s statewide general election approaches on Tuesday, Nov. 2, let’s re- member what happens when Black people get to the polls and vote.
Richmond casino ‘will exploit Black families’
In our lives, it is rare to live, much less participate in, a watershed moment. But the Richmond casino referendum may be such a moment.
‘Preserve a woman’s right to choose’
Life is full of choices. From the decision to follow a particular faith to the adoption of a distinct world view, our civil liberties have been exercised since the conception of this nation. And with the new Texas abortion law …
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Like most cities, Richmond loves big shiny new projects because they symbolize progress.
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Protect and promote Black economic and political independence, by A. Peter Bailey
In an August 1992 column, I noted the need for Black folks to focus more on achieving economic and political independence.
Rev. Sharpton endorses Richmond casino
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 teaches us that there is a time for everything, and that God is the ultimate authority on everything under the sun. God has created stages which we call seasons for the various cycles of all life. And while …
‘Transition by the Slave Trail Commission was not because of dysfunction’
Re “Defunct: Richmond Slave Trail Commission, formed in 1998 by City Council to advocate for educating people about the enslaved and the city’s long and sordid history with slavery, no longer exists,” Free Press Oct. 14-16 edition:
‘Slave Trail Commission became a sham’
Re “Defunct: Richmond Slave Trail Com- mission, formed in 1998 by City Council to advocate for educating people about the en- slaved and the city’s long and sordid history with slavery, no longer exists,” Free Press Oct. 14-16 edition:
Redistricting, a disaster
We hate to say we knew it would happen, but we did. And we told you so.
Calling in the big guns
Terry McAuliffe is bringing in the big guns.
Why I went to jail Oct. 5, by Ben Jealous
Sometimes friends have to hold friends accountable. That’s why I got arrested outside the White House on Oct. 5. I was there with other civil rights and religious leaders to call on President Biden to do more to protect voting …
