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RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 26

Welcome back, comic fans of the beautiful River City! Welcome to this week’s special birthday edition of your RVA Mag Comics X-Change! I have a few hot recommendations for you that I just might take off my save-for-later list, and then after that, we’re going to take...

Discovering the Therapeutic Properties of Drag With Melanin Monroe

For Richmond drag performer Melanin Monroe, drag has been the key element in moving beyond her struggles and achieving her full potential. For Richmond drag queen Melanin Monroe, drag is medicine.  “Performing is an escape. It’s therapeutic,” Monroe said. “Drag...

The Fourth Courier Finds Intrigue Amid Post-Cold War Fallout

LGBTQ identities play a key role in Timothy Jay Smith's new political thriller, The Fourth Courier. When I heard Timothy Jay Smith's The Fourth Courier being touted as a "gay political thriller," I couldn't help but be interested. As an avid reader, a...

Fear And Loathing In Henrico County: CRT Edition

This month, Henrico residents encountered what might be the weirdest secret Santa ever. But hey, at least the singer for Those Manic Seas is keeping busy. I’ve received a lot of strange, unsolicited gifts in my life. A pot holder, a tiny nativity set, a picture of a...

Devil In My Veins: Weekend Playlist by BlackLiq

Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an excellent and essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's comes to us from BlackLiq, a man who has been making his mark on this city's hip hop scene for a decade,...

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Hablando El Idioma

Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center es una organización local de larga data que trabaja para ayudar a las víctimas de violencia doméstica. Sin embargo, desde la llegada de la pandemia de COVID-19, han estado asumiendo más desafíos que enfrenta la comunidad Latina...

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Speaking The Language

The Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center is a longstanding local organization that works to help victims of domestic violence. Since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, though, they have been taking on more challenges facing Central Virginia's Latino community....

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