A Sunday series from RVA Magazine featuring writers from Richmond and Virginia Writer’s Block is RVA Magazine’s Sunday series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. Each week, we feature original poems, short stories, or...
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approaches his Senate confirmation hearing for the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services, questions abound regarding his qualifications and controversial positions. Kennedy, a polarizing figure in public health debates, carries a troubling legacy of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and a longstanding history of promoting...
“Facebook. Richmond, VA. If you’ve ever been involved with both, chances are you’ve heard of Lindsey’s List. What started as a simple way to connect people with jobs, roommates, and decent landlords quickly grew legs and became something so much bigger. On this episode, I sit down with THE Lindsey to talk about everything from narrowly missing...
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...
A guy with CPTSD walks into an Airbnb full of therapists. Humorous as it may seem, that was my Saturday one chilly November afternoon. I ventured out to Jackson Ward to attend a mixer and livestream event hosted by Journey Clinical, a purveyor of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. On the way, I drove across the 1st Street bridge. There was a...
On Floyd Avenue, in a part of Richmond that still feels like it belongs to its people, there’s a chalkboard. No fanfare, no neon signs, no marketing ploys. Just a weathered board, a question, a quote, and sometimes, a little plastic Magic 8-Ball dangling at the side. It doesn’t try to draw attention, but it does anyway. People stop. They read....
Richmond’s journey into participatory budgeting has reached an impressive milestone. Following up on our earlier coverage, where we explored how residents could influence the allocation of $3 million, the Richmond People’s Budget initiative has completed its first idea collection cycle—and the results are worth celebrating. A Record-Breaking...
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....
Richmond’s own Garry Callis Jr. has a lot going on right now. Whether he’s lighting up the dance floor or making his mark on the golf course, he’s forging his own path and inspiring others to join him along the way. Photo courtesy of Garry Callis Jr. RVA Hard Dance Collective: A Shot of Energy for Richmond’s Dance Scene It started with an idea as...
Only just last November, a visiting out-of-town friend and I met up at the Wayside Spring, and as far as sacred, spirit-filled destinations in this special piece of land go, that was natural magic. Even as we talked, a deer and other wildlife enjoyed the ecosystem the spring sustains. I had an awakening to the source of life and what is too often...
