Editor's Note: A nationwide protest known as the Free America Walkout is scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, including a demonstration in downtown Richmond at Kanawha Plaza. More information is available at freeameri.ca. We’re barely three weeks into 2026,...
Voting for Democratic candidates today is our best bet to create a better future for Virginia’s climate, writes Virginia environmental activist David Millman. “I thought there would be more people,” I said to myself as I looked over the ragtag team of friends I had convinced to come with me to a climate rally we heard about on Instagram...
As Virginia’s next election approaches, statewide trends are showing favor to Democratic candidates. Will they be able to gain control of the General Assembly? There’s a pivotal election in Virginia next month (as usual). At stake: control of the state legislature, with Democrats trying to regain control of both houses for the first time...
By planning the inclusion of slaveholders and Confederates in the Women’s Monument, Chelsea Higgs Wise states that Virginia is undermining what should be a triumph of inclusion. It’s the 400th year since the first Africans were trafficked to the shores of Virginia, yet an unspoken power shift is quickly shaping our Commonwealth in...
In the foothills of Poor Mountain, protesters continue their ongoing attempt to thwart the destructive progress of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. I first saw the damage while driving down 81 towards my hometown in Montgomery County. The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about a...
The Commonwealth can’t afford to prioritize corporate profit over environmental protections, writes Silvia Serrano. Nobody is happy with the Green New Deal. Both conservatives and progressives have criticized it for being unrealistic, or not specific enough. But one thing is clear: people are finally talking about climate change....
Virginia must find a way to involve local communities in efforts to rehabilitate youth caught in the juvenile justice system, says RISE For Youth Strategic Engagement Director James Braxton. It was a quiet and introspective ride for the RISE for Youth team on the way to Isle of Wight County on April 18, 2019. We were attending the final Board...
For VCU student Adam Lockett, the VCU-GRTC partnership represents an important opportunity for the University to give back to both its students and employees, and to the city itself. The future of access to Richmond’s bus system is in jeopardy. This month, the Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) and VCU will decide whether or not to...
This past weekend, I attended a conference on the campus of Princeton University in New Jersey, and had to field numerous questions regarding whether Richmond is as racially oppressive as it is portrayed in the national media. I stood up for our city, and assured the conference attendees that both of my sons grew up in Richmond, attended RPS,...
Starting 2019, it’s hard not to feel some relief compared to the past two years. 2016-18 were — to put it bluntly — trash years for black womxn. But let’s not discount some of the victories we’ve achieved and shared together. Keep in mind, within the entire ecosystem of policy, from elected officials to advocates,...
