Virginia’s effort to revisit outdated cannabis convictions is moving forward again, though in a revised form that shifts how people access relief. Governor Abigail Spanberger’s amendments to SB 62 / HB 26 replace the bill’s original automatic resentencing framework...
The residents of Bacon Retirement Community, a low income retirement community in Church Hill have spent months without hot water, inadequate heating during the coldest months of the year, and a lack of response from property management. Jasmine Howell, whose father, Leonard Howell, is a resident, recently spoke to us about the ongoing neglect,...
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, demonstrators will gather at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square to participate in a nationwide day of protest against the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration. This event, part of the larger "50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Day" movement, seeks to push back against Project 2025, the Heritage...
In 2020, a teacher in Richmond could afford a home on their salary. Today, that same teacher would need to nearly double their income just to keep up with soaring housing prices. The cost of living in Richmond isn’t creeping up—it’s skyrocketing, and for many residents, homeownership is now a distant dream. According to the latest State...
How the Rise of an Oligarchy Threatens America's Future and What We Can Do About It The 2024 election marked a personal breaking point for me. The return of a felon, rapist, and racist (among many other labels) assuming the highest office in the world again – someone who incited a violent attack on our democracy – has forced me to confront...
As Richmond recovers from a harsh winter storm, the city finds itself at the center of a national conversation about equality. Richmond resident and Executive Director of VoteEqualityUS, Kati Hornung, has been leading a campaign urging President Joe Biden to formally enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S....
On Wednesday afternoon, Virginia Delegates Mike Jones and Holly Seibold addressed a crowd in freezing weather at a rally about the abuse at Red Onion Prison. This is an issue that The Virginia Defenders have been leading on, reporting about prisoners who are holding hunger strikes and intentionally burning themselves because of the abuse in the...
Through inaction as much as intention, Virginia is in the midst of launching a second War on Drugs aka THE WAR ON PEOPLE. Failure to complete the process of marijuana decriminalization that we started in 2021 is empowering both police and the public to continue the same dangerous patterns that marked decades of disastrous drug policy. But with no...
A list of grants awarded to location law enforcement agencies in Virginia. Emphasis on tackling hate crimes has been on the rise with officials in Virginia taking it more seriously. Like with the Commission to Combat Anti-Semitism, it is crosses the worlds of physically protecting people and demonizing anti-Zionist protestors. Virginia has been...
Richmond, Virginia, is poised to become a pivotal location for understanding the history of slavery in America with The Shockoe Project, a large-scale initiative dedicated to memorializing the city's role in the transatlantic slave trade and honoring the experiences of enslaved and free Africans. With the unveiling of a life-size replica of the...
