Last weekend's Stonewall Rising march was an act of solidarity by Richmond's LGBTQ community, which took this opportunity during Pride Month to march in support of Black lives. On Saturday, June 27, Richmond's LGBTQ community commemorated the last weekend of Pride...
Equality Virginia's Vee Lamneck talks to GayRVA about Title VII, The Virginia Values Act, and the connections between LGBTQ and BLM. On June 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed three historic cases and came to one monumental decision: that Title VII of The Civil...
Earlier this month, black professionals in STEM and academia staged a one-day strike to point out systemic racism in their field. RVA Mag spoke to some local participants. On June 10th, black members of the academia and STEM fields participated in a virtual strike...
Since the protest movement began last month, artist Dustin Klein's projections of police brutality victims and civil rights heroes have become a crucial component of the nightly gatherings at the Robert E. Lee Monument. Amidst the nation-wide protests against police...
Richmond’s Black Art: RVA Magazine is highlighting more local artistic voices responding to the BLM protest movement. Let’s take a closer look. It’s a long road to justice for the Black Lives Matter movement, and for many, art is a handy tool for expression. On...