Activist, rapper, mustache-haver -- Goad Gatsby is a lot of things. At the end of the day, he just wants to make the world a better, more chill place -- and maybe inspire others while he's at it. When Kristopher Goad’s friends wanted to get him signed up for Facebook...
A Musical Message That’s Long Overdue
Dust's multi-genre collaboration mixes Afrobeat, hip hop, and digital experimentation to create a musical message of progress toward civil rights and away from institutional racism. As social issues and civil rights have become more prevalent in the city, many local...
Op-Ed: Kenya Gibson’s Substantive Racial Justice Leadership Is a Threat to the Powerful
Richmond Third District School Board candidate Kenya Gibson has come under fire in the run-up to her election campaign. To Richmond community organizers Monique Drake and Brionna Nomi, the critiques are misleading and disingenuous. At a time when people in Richmond...
Projecting A Clear Message
In Chesterfield County, one couple with strong feelings about the current political climate have begun to express themselves through signs and projections on the front of their house. A Chesterfield man named Tim Barry -- no, not that one -- has turned his home into a...
Two Black LGBTQ Candidates Seek Richmond City Council Seats
We sat down with City Council candidates Tavarris Spinks and Joseph S.H. Rogers to talk about their ties to Richmond, plans for their respective districts, and how they want to switch up Richmond’s representative voice. Tavarris Spinks, 2nd District Tavarris...
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