Lessons from the Chauvin trial
The murder trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd has offered us many lessons, if we care to listen.
Justice is on trial, by Ben Jealous
The murder trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has begun, 10 months after George Floyd died in the street with Mr. Chauvin’s knee on his neck.
Community voices and public safety reform, by Reginald E. Gordon and Chief Gerald M. Smith
Last year was a year that shook the city of Richmond and the nation — from the devastation and heartache of the COVID-19 pandemic to the protests in response to long-standing racial inequities and the killing of George Floyd in …
‘Nothing will stop us from voting’
There are efforts in 43 states led by the Republican Party to limit voting. Most of these laws target African-Americans and other minority groups. Nothing will stop us from voting.
April is National Donate Life Month
The Children’s Organ Transplant Association, or COTA, was founded in April 1986 when residents of Bloomington, Ind., rallied around a toddler who needed a life-saving liver transplant.
Easter message
May this season of rebirth bring you renewed strength and joy.
Commemorating Dr. King’s death on Easter, by A. Peter Bailey
April 4 — ironically Easter Sunday this year — will mark the 53rd anniversary of the as- sassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an historical date that I am willing to bet at least 75 percent of young Black …
Please ignore the former president, by Julianne Malveaux
The former president, also known as 45 or the Orange Man, or the Nutty Narcissist, kept our nation with his insanity for more than four years. President Biden is best advised to ignore his predecessor and should not even stoop …
Surviving — and thriving — through the pandemic, by Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack
Before the unimaginable disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Claflin University was teeming with unbridled optimism, buoyed by the recognition the university and the men’s basketball program had received during the 2020 CIAA Basketball Tournament in Charlotte, N.C.
Good riddance to the death penalty
Virginia has finally come down on the right side of the law with the abolition of the death penalty.
End the violence
It may seem incongruous heralding the abolition of the death penalty during a time in which two mass shootings have occurred within the space of a week.
‘A very bad day’, by Julianne Malveaux
I have bad days, even very bad days, as we all do.
Black farmers and COVID-19 relief
If you ever begin to doubt that elections matter, think about Black farmers.
Support the For the People Act
To the American People: We write to you today as citizens who love this country and care deeply about its future. And right now, the most important thing we can do to protect that future is to rise together in …
Pentagon’s Flynn needs to be charged in Jan. 6 attack
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn needs to be taken into custody immediately by the FBI for facilitating the right wing domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
