by RVA Staff | Oct 21, 2020 | OPINION
Richmond Third District School Board candidate Kenya Gibson has come under fire in the run-up to her election campaign. To Richmond community organizers Monique Drake and Brionna Nomi, the critiques are misleading and disingenuous. At a time when people in Richmond...
by RVA Staff | Sep 29, 2020 | OPINION
An anonymous protester tells the story of how they got arrested at Marcus-David Peters Circle, and reveals the essentially random and arbitrary nature of police enforcement throughout Richmond’s summer of protest. It never hurts to show up with a case of beer,...
by RVA Staff | Sep 11, 2020 | OPINION
For Caroline Woods, a protest-related arrest turned into a weekend of misery inside Richmond’s jail system — and created some long-term health issues. This is her story. What they put us through was psychological — and physical — trauma for the...
by Ben Blevins | Sep 9, 2020 | OPINION, POLITICS
For Madison Sweitzer and Ben Blevins of the Highland Support Project, buildup of militarized border protections, overpolicing of poor and minority populations, and massive wealth inequality all have a common root: the US’s colonialist settler-state mentality....
by RVA Staff | Aug 28, 2020 | OPINION
Transplanted Richmonder Vince Kane misses the days when people had never heard of his hometown, Kenosha. But he also knows that the same problems plaguing his hometown exist all over America — including right here in Richmond. I’m a Richmonder who grew up in...
by Gary Broderick | Aug 12, 2020 | OPINION
“Backwards or Forward? COVID-19 challenges us to incorporate a public health lens when approaching justice for youth and public safety,” writes Gary Broderick, Legislative Coordinator of RISE For Youth. This past month, the Sentencing Project released a...
