Sign up for affordable health care by Feb. 15
Too many in our city lack health insurance. However, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affords us the opportunity to do something about it. Residents can now take advantage of an open enrollment period for health care plans available under the …
State legislature oblivious to plight of working poor
On Jan. 19, while the rest of the nation was giving recognition to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Virginia Senate’s Commerce and Labor Committee voted down one of several measures that would have increased the state’s minimum wage.
Wake up and change the world
Wake Up Everybody” was a song by R&B group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes in 1975. It could be the theme song for today’s African- Americans. The lyrics, written by Gene McFadden and John Whitehead, who also pinned and …
Someday we’ll get to the point where we are all Americans
Re “A new moniker?” Dec. 24-27 edition: The writer suggests that it would be more accurate to say American Africans rather than African-Americans. I couldn’t disagree more.
Add Leroy Sledge to list of local NFLers
Re “Lanier, Wilson among favorite NFLers with local start,” Jan. 8-10 edi- tion: I truly enjoyed the article and seeing all the great talent that got their start right here in Richmond.
Protect Dr. King’s fair housing legacy
Just a week after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act with broad bipartisan support.
King holiday is a good time for reflection
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is a wonderful time to stop and reflect on the leadership that has guided us to a moment full of diversity.
A new moniker?
Some of my friends refer to themselves as African-Americans.
Equitable, fair procurement practices needed
What is the effect of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order calling for 42 percent of spending in various state executive branch contracts be conducted with small businesses with minority or female ownership?
Pipeline benefits don’t justify the risks
I voted “No." on a bill to force President Obama to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would run 1,700 miles from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast of Texas.
Save our communities
It is time for Richmond’s black people to draw a line in the sand to save our communities.
State NAACP convention addressed issues
The Virginia State Conference NAACP continues to address important issues that impact our members and people of color across the commonwealth.
Missing progressive candidates
Readers of your paper should be aware that when we vote, we do not win. We just do not lose quite as badly.
Ferguson police officer will be exonerated
You haven’t presented the complete story. Your article only took up for Michael Brown and tried to make him a hero.
We must protect VSU at all costs
When Howard University’s then-President Sidney Ribeau announced last fall that he would step down as unprecedented financial challenges mounted at the “mecca” of HBCUs, I was among those who gasped.
