Finally some good news in this hellscape, Virginia is making huge, massive moves when it comes to abortion access! The Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment is a constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot November 3rd. This means you, the voters,...
This morning, over 130 years after it was installed, the Commonwealth of Virginia finally removed the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue. RVA Mag's John Donegan and Branden Wilson were on hand to see history being made. Robert E. Lee, former commander of the Confederacy, awoke atop his bronze horse today to clamoring...
Virginia legalized it; mere hours from now, you will legally be able to possess small amounts of marijuana within the commonwealth. But can you legally buy it? Grow it? Well, that's complicated. Let RVA Mag break it down for you. Beginning July 1, 2020, adults in Virginia aged 21 years old or older will be able to legally possess and cultivate...
For Highland Support Project's Ben Blevins, the United States' goals for international relations should begin with decolonizing. And he can explain... starting with potatoes. When I was a child growing up in Richmond's West End, I had the luck of living next door to the world's best maker of potato latkes. Being of Irish descent, I shared a...
In the wake of last summer's protests and the pulling down of Confederate monuments around the state, universities within the commonwealth are dealing with the remnants of the Confederacy and of systemic racism that remain on their campuses today. Virginia universities in the former heart of the Confederacy are reckoning with their past as...
Over 30 years after Virginia's (and the nation's) first Black governor, L. Douglas Wilder, was elected, a Black woman has still not been elected governor anywhere in the nation. Four candidates currently campaigning for governor of Virginia are attempting to change that. Four Black women have entered the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race. If any...
As we prepare for a post-pandemic world, GRTC and other public transit operators around the commonwealth have some questions. Primarily: will riders come back? But also: should they start charging fares again? Virginia public transit systems from Northern Virginia to Hampton Roads are looking for a path forward after losing riders and revenue...
Today’s announcement that the VCU Union is now open to faculty and staff members of all classifications has implications beyond higher education. The fight to improve the working conditions of Richmond’s largest employer could have ripple effects that impact all Virginians. This afternoon VCU workers, including tenure line faculty, adjunct...
In the wake of the Atlanta shooting and other hate-fueled attacks against Asian Americans, Central Virginia's Asian American community are coming together to stand up against violence and racist stereotypes. White signs reading “End Violence Against Asians” and “Stop Asian Hate” illuminated against candle flames outside the Richmond Korean...
Marijuana was originally scheduled to become fully legal in Virginia in 2024, but now Governor Northam has listened to advocates and is now working to move up the timeline, potentially making it legal this summer. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam amended legislation to accelerate the legalization of marijuana possession and home cultivation in the...
