We awakened to a nightmare Wednesday morning with news that Republican Donald Trump, the racist, sexist, misogynistic, xenophobic, anti-black, anti-Latino, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, vulgar candidate for president, actually won. His election initially caused global turmoil, with financial markets in the U.S. …

We congratulate Richmond’s next mayor, Levar Stoney, the former state secretary of the commonwealth who was instrumental in helping shepherd Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s effort to restore the voting rights to felons in Virginia who had served their time.

Four years ago, we, like many, had high hopes that the new representatives to the Richmond School Board would usher in progress.

The record of the past four years shows Richmond City Council has beefed up spending on schools, created an

Like many of you, we have agonized about our choice for mayor. For a time, we were uncertain about endorsing any of the candidates running. In public forums, debates and on a Free Press questionnaire, all of the candidates have …

A. Donald McEachin for Congress

Again, Hillary Clinton for president and Tim Kaine for vice

At stake: U.S. presidency and vice presidency, U.S. House of Representatives, Richmond mayor, Richmond City Council and School Board.

When Richmond voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, they will have a choice of who will represent them in Washington in the newly redrawn 4th Congressional District. We believe Democrat A. Donald McEachin will best represent our …

This upcoming presidential election is exceedingly consequential, perhaps even more so than the presidential elections of 2008 and 2012.

Ignorant. Arrogant. Insulting. Racist. Sexist. Misogynistic. Anti-black. Anti-Latino. Anti-immigrant. Anti-Muslim. Xenophobic.

We declare Virginia’s own Tim Kaine the winner of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate. Sen. Kaine, a former Richmond mayor, governor and now U.S. senator, typically is easygoing, with a personality that optimizes the good, rather than focusing on the …

Almost each day brings a new report of the death of another African-American at the hands of police.

We are glad the sad, sordid saga of former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, is finally over. On Sept. 8, federal prosecutors announced they would not seek a second trial against the pair on corruption charges after the …

When it comes to African-Americans and other people of color in this country, it is going to get worse before it gets better.