Locals Kevin and Laura Wilson have spent nearly two years working toward one goal, opening Camp Yellow Cardinal. Everything was finally lining up: the land cleared, the permits approved, the financing in place. Now it all depends on a boat, and...
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#MeToo and #HimToo and the Continuing Fight Ahead
As the nation watched Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, it witnessed the unfolding of a decisive moment in the #MeToo movement. Ford testified that an intoxicated, teenaged Kavanaugh -- who vehemently and explicitly denied all allegations of sexual assault and...
VIRGINIA: Today is the Last Day to Register to Vote
Virginians: Today is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 6 elections. You can register online, in-person or by mail. Go to Virginia’s online registration website to register or to update your voter record. To register in-person or by mail, fill out the Voter Registration Form and mail it in, or drop it off at your local voter...
RVA Global: Like the Confederacy, Colonialism is Hard to Erase in Germany
Deeply German location names like Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße and Ausspannplatz will soon be redubbed in Germany after leaders of the decolonization movement such as Chief Kuaima Riruako, the founding father of the Herero people, and Augistinho Neto, first President of Angola. Community activists in Berlin’s Afrikansche Viertel (“African...
Dear Men: Here’s How Not to Treat Women In The Era of #MeToo, Trump, and Kavanaugh
An apparently necessary guide from the women of RVA Mag Good afternoon, male readers of RVA Mag and the world! Between the Kavanaugh/Ford case, #MeToo, and the general fact of having Trump as president, it’s a pretty scary time to be alive. Especially for a man! Man, it is so difficult being a cis white man in America these days! You think you’re...
You Beto Werk: A Tinder-Style Love Letter To Beto O’Rourke
Hello, hello Beto. I’m surprised you managed to find the time to swipe right on into my woke AF punk rock heart. My kind of dreamboat doesn’t just fight for legislation for women’s rights, he brings it in on a skateboard, wearing a backwards hat made of Medicaid expansion and DREAMs. Nothing sends my heart aflame quite like a man who works to end...
Dave Brat Did That…To Himself
As the potential for a power shift in Congress hangs over the 7th District midterms, candidates Dave Brat and Abigail Spanberger are firing on all cylinders. And despite the Conservative Review having graded Brat as one of the Tea Party’s finest, with a Liberty Score of 100%, polls are all over the place, suggesting a tight contest in November....
Here’s How Trans And Gender Non-Conforming Virginians Can Ensure Vote In 2018
*This article was original published on GayRVA. According to a recent Williams Institute study, as many as 78,000 transgender citizens may be prevented from voting in 2018. In eight states including Virginia, voting law requires voters to show a government-issued IDs. And with many transgender and gender-nonconforming people no longer looking...
After Deplatforming the Alt-Right, is Police Reform the Next Challenge?
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Between the overwhelming images of riot police and confederate flag insignias, it’s easy to get downtrodden and feel like no progress has been made. However, after talking to a local activist, who goes by Goad Gatsby, and remembering that only 20 came in...
Mayoral Candidate Ben Davenport’s Millennial Vision for Virginia’s Largest City
If Ben Davenport is elected Mayor of Virginia Beach, the 38-year-old city councilor and mayoral candidate will join the fast-growing ranks of millennial officeholders in Virginia. The surge of young politicians has changed the focus of elected governments, and outside impressions of the areas they serve. Perhaps the most comparable figure to...
