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No Justice, No Peace: Voices of the Young and Outraged

“I saw the world we were fighting for: a diverse cohort of all races, sexualities, and religions celebrating together.” RVA Magazine catches up with local protesters to hear their voices during a movement sweeping the nation. “I can’t breathe.” These three words, once...

The First To Go: Who Was Williams Carter Wickham Anyway?

Williams Carter Wickham isn’t in a lot of history textbooks. When his statue was the first to fall in Richmond last week, it left many of us wondering, “Who was that guy?” If you look at the order in which monuments are being pulled down in Richmond, they seem to be...

Third Confederate Monument in Richmond Torn Down

Another Confederate monument bites the dust, as protesters on Tuesday night pulled down a statue in Monroe Park paying tribute to Confederate Howitzers. Demonstrators removed a statue honoring Confederate soldiers Tuesday night after marching for hours in the rain...

“Held Hostage” By Richmond Police

On Sunday night, Richmond police used a detained protester as a bargaining chip to encourage the protest to disperse. The incident was part of a multi-night wave of police violence that led to the chief's resignation. When protesters marched to the Richmond Police...

KKK Leader Drives Truck Into Peaceful Protest

On Sunday in the Richmond suburb of Lakeside, a man named Harry Rogers drove his truck through a crowd of peaceful protesters. He turned out to be a high-ranking member of the Virginia Ku Klux Klan. A Hanover man claiming to be the highest-ranking member of the Ku...

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