*This story has just been updated. According to a Facebook event page sponsored by CSA II: The New Confederate States of America, a rally is being planned on September 16 to "protect" the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Ave. A previous rally...
Dear Virginia, I am from Virginia, but live abroad in Nice, France. I have been following the events in Charlottesville with growing concern. Angry mobs, domestic terrorism, equivocation from politicians, and the thought that those who don't remember history are bound...
The city of Richmond has a unique opportunity with Mayor Stoney’s Monument Avenue Commission. The Hard Questions As our nation continues to be divided over issues of national identity, culture, and values; cities across America are now faced with the questions of how...
On June 22nd, Mayor Levar Stoney announced a commission "to help the city redefine the false narrative of the Confederate statues that line Richmond's grandest boulevard." This announcement was hardly shocking - in a sense, it had been coming for decades - but it was...
Less than a month ago, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney sat down with RVA Mag for a special interview with Municipal Waste’s Tony Foresta. Topics ranged from local restaurants, music, and naturally Confederate statues. Stoney said when he ran for office, he believed the...