"No one should have to live this way." - Delegate Mike Jones The fact that masked agents of the state are operating outside the rule of law, without accountability, shouldn’t be a conversation we’re having in America, let alone Virginia in 2025. Yet here we are,...
The Capitol Square gun rally Monday managed to avoid outbreaks of violence, but the abundant rhetoric still struck an ominous note for the Commonwealth. After all the talk, after all the hype, lobby day in Richmond on Monday came and went without any serious incidents from the around 22,000 overwhelmingly white protesters who assembled in Capitol...
Monday's gun rally wasn't violent, thankfully. But there was a lot to see at the Capitol that day nonetheless. Tens of thousands of people from throughout Virginia and all over the nation descended on the Capitol Building Monday for a massive pro-gun rally, and the big headline in the wake of the event was that, despite widespread fears that kept...
Freezing temperatures and even hail did nothing to prevent the 2020 Women's March from making a strong statement for women's rights in the nation's capital. Saturday, January 18th was the kind of cold that required three layers, two pairs of gloves, and three cups of coffee just to stay warm. Nonetheless, Washington, DC's Pennsylvania Avenue was...
Supporting alternative energy, lowering carbon emissions, and protecting Virginia's vulnerable communities were important issues to the crowd that gathered at the Capitol building. Hundreds of clean energy supporters trekked to the State Capitol last week demanding Virginia move away from reliance on carbon-based energy, invest in alternative...
Advocates may not agree about whether decriminalization or outright legalization is the correct path for Virginia marijuana legislation. But they're united in the belief that the state's current laws must change. Advocates dressed in black stood Wednesday at the base of the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial to voice their support of marijuana...
States requiring schools to teach sex education have lower teen pregnancy rates; some say high teen pregnancy rates in some Virginia localities are a direct result of the lack of a sex ed requirement in the Commonwealth's schools. In the early 2000s, Martinsville, a city of about 13,000 near the North Carolina line, had one of the highest teen...
Last week at Virginia's state Capitol, Richmonders joined thousands across the country to protest against the current situation between The United States and Iran. Despite cold temperatures, a crowd of about 40 stood outside the Virginia State Capitol last Thursday to express their frustration against President Trump and the conflict between the...
You probably think you'll only get a speeding ticket if you're going at least 10 mph over the speed limit. According to the data on tickets issued in Virginia, it seems that you're right to think so. “Nine you’re fine, ten you’re mine.” A Reddit user recently quoted that saying in an online discussion about speeding in Virginia. The conventional...
Black men are significantly underserved by the mental health industry in Richmond, but three different providers are working to change that. Brie Jordan-Cooley, Mickeal Pugh Jr., and James Harris are strangers with the same goal: to help black men in Richmond seek access to mental health treatment. “I think that because our systems have...
