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*This is a developing story According to the Daily Progress in Charlottesville, a group of about 100 student protestors has covered the statue of Thomas Jefferson that adorns the University of Virginia (UVA) Rotunda in black - a move that parodied the city of Charlottesville's decision to cover the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in...
This past Wednesday, the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) launched a new online quiz to assist all your gubernatorial decision-making needs. This short, two-minute quiz will match you to one of the three different governor candidates based on a series of 16 questions in three different categories. Questions were accumulated from a diverse...
Jason Kessler, the white supremacist behind Charlottesville's Unite the Right rally on August 12, apparently has a new website called Real News with Jason Kessler. Kessler, who dropped out of the public eye after the terrorist attack in Charlottesville, which left one dead and another 30 wounded has apparently emerged to set the record straight....
“How are we doing, family?” Cheers and calls of affirmation come in response, filling James Madison Highway with sounds of joy in addition to the whirring of cars and overall quiet of Madison County. “Look at the person to your left, then to your right, make sure they look okay. Just 75 miles to Washington!” The group erupts in cheers once more...
One more Labor Day has come and gone in Virginia. Frisbee, corn hole, hamburgers, and hot dogs-all essential Labor Day staples for the discerning family in the Commonwealth. Wal-mart, like many other stores, ran Labor Day sales and promotions, encouraging all the trappings of mass-consumerism. Their website even says that the holiday marks “the...
The term “Democratic Socialism” has been thrown around a lot lately in politics. Senator Bernie Sanders openly identified as a democratic socialist in the presidential primaries last year, differentiating himself and subsequently creating a split in base between himself and the more traditional Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. On November...
2017 has been a pinnacle year for politics in Virginia. Not only has the Commonwealth entered into the national conversation because of this year's gubernatorial election, but also because of the tragic events in Charlottesville. How this comes to define the future remains to be seen. Yet one thing is for certain, Virginia is changing and...
When I was sixteen years old I attended a liberal school in a liberal town in New York. Across the street from the side entrance, two older men sat every day - rain, sleet, twelve feet of snow, whatever - with a bloody fetus doll stapled to thick poster board and the words “American Holocaust!” and “Will you kill your baby?” As I walked to my car...
Tony Harris, one of the co-founders of RVA Mag, recently sat down with The Cheats Movement Podcast to talk about the events of Unite the Right in Charlottesville, the ongoing debate over Confederate monuments, and what this means for the city of Richmond. RVA Mag was on the ground covering the events in Charlottesville. Our team of journalists,...
