Richmond residents from Broad Street to North 9th were witness to a parade of costumed protesters Wednesday, warning of “a place where the air is so polluted it causes headaches, nosebleeds and illness. A place where your water is the color of toxic mud.” “On this...
Students March to Statehouse, Commemorating Victims Of Columbine On National School Walkout Day
Roughly 200-300 people turned out for a student-organized rally on Brown’s Island today following a national school walk-out commemorating the Columbine shooting 19 years ago. Richmond police provided a heavy presence at the rally and temporarily closed streets for a...
Virginia Republicans Kill Anti-Paramilitary Bill in Committee
Senate Republicans have just killed a bill in the Courts of Justice Committee that would have criminalized the presence of paramilitary groups, like those seen during the tragic Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville last August. For those who were on the ground,...
Attorney General Mark Herring and Delegate Marcia Price Sponsor Domestic Terrorism Law for VA
“This is a real threat. We’re continuing to see a rise in white supremacists, neo-nazi violence, we’re also seeing a rise in hate crimes,” said Attorney General Mark Herring when asked about Virginia’s new domestic terrorism bill, filed by Delegate Marcia Price...
First Lady Pam Northam Introduces Progressive Platform Over Post-Inaugural Brunch
First Lady Pam Northam hosted a post-inauguration brunch headlined by Angela Patton, the CEO of Girls With A Change, a Richmond area non-profit that supports young women of color, in a ticketed event at the Jefferson Hotel this morning. The brunch opened with a...
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