The Richard Graves Group

06/29/2026

I am honored to share that I will be speaking at the Replanted Conference Chicago, taking place October 15–17, 2026, at The Compass Church in Naperville, Illinois. Replanted is a conference dedicated to encouraging, equipping, and supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families as they navigate both the joys and challenges of caring for children who have experienced trauma. I'll have the privilege of presenting two sessions:
• Stopping the Spiral: Helping Kids Before Behaviors Become Crisis
• When Coping Becomes Risk: Understanding Youth Substance Use and How Caregivers Can Respond
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06/29/2026

Botton line: A worthwhile first chapter with strong performances, an excellent introduction to Lobo, and a compelling emotional core, but held back by uneven writing, a forgettable soundtrack, and a tendency to manufacture flaws where stronger storytelling could have accomplished the same goal.

By: Richard Graves, June 28, 2026James Gunn's new DC Universe continues to take shape with Supergirl, and while the film is far from a failure, it also isn't the home run many fans were hoping for. I walked away entertained, interested in the future of the character, but also with several reservatio...

05/10/2026

Black men and Black women do not exist in separate civic universes. Our outcomes are linked whether we choose to acknowledge it or not.

The growing “Black men vs. Black women” narrative reframes shared struggles as a zero-sum conflict between two groups whose futures remain deeply interconnected. That framing is not only unproductive. It is self-defeating.

Real progress requires mutual accountability, honest conversation, and a shared commitment to stronger families, safer communities, educational advancement, and durable institutions.

Our outcomes are linked. Our future is shared.

By Richard Graves, May 10th, 2026One of the more troubling developments in modern discourse is the normalization of the Black men versus Black women framing. What should be an internal yet open conversation about shared challenges has increasingly been recast as a zero-sum conflict between two group...

05/05/2026

When it comes to the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, the issue is not simply whether district maps change. The deeper question is whether our current model of Black political power, one heavily reliant on concentrated electoral geography, is itself overdue for reexamination. I explore that question in my latest article:

By: Richard Graves, May 5th, 2026The immediate reaction to the Supreme Court’s recent voting rights decision has been swift and dramatic. Commentators have warned that the ruling is catastrophic for Black voters, suggesting that it represents a fundamental rollback of minority political power.That...