Opinions on a wide range of topics.
Confronting the Bad While Praising the Good as We Celebrate Black History Month
Since 1986, our nation has honored the Reverend Dr. Martin [...]
Stoking Memories of Ashe 50 Years After Historic Wimbledon Win
Originally published in the July 3, 2025 print edition of [...]
Prolific U.S. fundraiser Alice Gloster Green Burnette honored for lifetime of helping others
Once Alice Gloster Green Burnette became recognized as a prolific [...]
Jim Crow Era Achievers Honored 50+ Years Later
The Virginia Interscholastic Association (VIA) Hall of Fame was created [...]
Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss Fund digitization of VIA Archives at HBCU
Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss have made a generous [...]
Shirley Chisholm, ‘Unbought and Unbossed’, to be honored with walking trail
“Smart and sassy.” That is how former New York Times [...]
William Harvey ends extraordinary 44-year run as Hampton University president
In 1978, Dr. William R. Harvey grabbed hold of a [...]
Ora Washington: A gifted champion long ignored
Photo courtesy of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. [...]
Jimmie McDaniel vs. Don Budge: A Milestone Match
Don Budge (left) and Jimmie McDaniel played a barrier-breaking [...]
Hubert A. Eaton, MD: A Key Althea Gibson Benefactor
Dr. Hubert A. Eaton and Althea Gibson. Photo from [...]