Music continues to change the world: timeless albums by black female artists
Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor One of the best things about music is its ability to bring you back to a moment in time or a specific period of your life. It could be the album you listened to during freshman move-in, songs you overheard while riding in the car with your parents as a child […]
Novels by black female writers prove range of writing
Aerin Fortes, Contributing Writer While black culture should be celebrated year-round, Black History Month is a great opportunity to honor influential black figures in literature. Chronically overlooked, here are works by three female writers to remind you of the power of words. I chose them as my top picks with the intent of showcasing the […]
Press Box: XFL’s altered rules make football safer and more exciting
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor When people hear XFL, many think of the wild style of play from its lone season in 2001. When the league made its return this year, many were skeptical about how successful it would be. The XFL is an alternate football league founded by Vince McMahon, whose season followed the NFL’s. […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Caring for mental health improves the commonwealth
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, we can all agree that living in the City of Richmond comes with a number of undeniable privileges. We can shop in Short Pump, eat at some of the finest restaurants in Carytown and spend the night walking around downtown after a beautiful day on the James River. But during […]
Staff Editorial | Corporate owners, dare to invest in the newsroom
Most of us don’t remember a time when there weren’t whispers, talk and conjecture about the end of print newspapers. It’s been inevitable since the first days of the internet that we’ve grown up with. We’ve always known that the print dailies and weeklies that appeared in newspaper boxes and at the end of driveways […]