Today, I’m getting a drink with a politician. Coffeeshop, lunch spot, in-studio - those are perfectly fine places to get to know someone, but there’s nothing like a good whiskey to loosen up a conversation. Garrett Sawyer is meeting me at The Camel for happy hour on a...
I have been obligated to write this article since 1985. In that regard, the article mentions Senator Tim Kaine, Congresswoman Jen McClellan, State Senator Louise Lucas, Mayor Stoney, City Council President Mike Jones, Alfred Liggins and others by name. This is pure...
FEATURED SHOWSaturday, March 5, 7 PMBanding Together: A Benefit Concert For RPS Elementary School Music Programs, feat. No BS! Brass, Fear Of Music, Prabir Trio, Erin Lunsford, Landon Elliott, Buenas @ The Broadberry - $20-$100 (order tickets HERE)It's been a rough...
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“The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” - Malcolm X This quote by Malcolm X is well known by Black women in my community because...
After asking a school-district leader in Richmond Public Schools if there was a way to address the habit of white families sending their children to county and private schools, I was told the best way to change the pattern was to make public schools “better.” It was...