A coalition of Richmond-based groups is calling on ASM Richmond and the Dominion Energy Center to cancel an upcoming appearance by Fox News personality Brian Kilmeade, scheduled for Saturday, September 27. More information about the event HERE In a letter sent Tuesday...
Most voters don’t realize just how important the post of Attorney General really is to the Commonwealth. In addition to providing the legal basis for the governor’s policy agenda, the office of Attorney General defends and upholds the constitutionality of state law and acts as the de-facto law firm of the Commonwealth. This is a daunting task in...
The Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue was recently vanadalized with the phrase "Black Lives Matter" at the bottom. The Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue was recently vanadalized with the phrase "Black Lives Matter" at the bottom. Richmond Police Department could not comment on the matter at this time. Stay tuned for more on...
In only six short weeks Virginia voters will go to the polls and select state Senators and Delegates. This is an especially critical election. In only six short weeks Virginia voters will go to the polls and select state Senators and Delegates. This is an especially critical election. Republicans are in the majority in both bodies, a flip of 1...
RICHMOND – State officials agreed Thursday to honor the Republican Party of Virginia’s request to remove a requirement that voters sign a “loyalty oath” before voting in the March 1 presidential prima RICHMOND – State officials agreed Thursday to honor the Republican Party of Virginia’s request to remove a requirement that voters sign a “loyalty...
More than 7,000 people filled the Richmond Convention Center last night to see former President Barack Obama and Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam at a rally for Northam’s gubernatorial campaign. It is one of two offseason races and viewed as a referendum on President Trump's national agenda. It’s also a high-stakes election for the Commonwealth, before...
Harvey Weinstein, the American film producer and former film director has been called “one of the film industry’s most prominent supporters of progressive causes” by the Spectator. Harvey and his brother, Bob Weinstein, cofounded Miramax, an American film company most famous for distributing classic independent films such as Pulp Fiction and...
Undocumented students facing a threat of deportation by the Trump administration are finding support in Virginia Commonwealth University’s student organization PLUMAS, short for Political Latinx United for Movement and Action in Society. The group sat down with VCU President Michael Rao in September to discuss the ways in which beneficiaries of...
“It's time for America to get right.” - Fannie Lou Hamer The civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer would be 100 years old today. While other civil rights leaders of the 20th century - like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.- might have been the face of the movement, Hamer was certainly the heart. She was never afraid to speak her mind in the...
On September 20, the Richmond chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) released a statement endorsing Montigue Magruder’s campaign. Magruder is a Green Party candidate for Delegate in the 69th District of Virginia, which encompasses portions of Chesterfield County and Richmond City. He hopes to replace Betsy Carr, a Democrat who has...
