Protests continued around the city last night, and Richmond Police responded with force, engaging in behavior that shocked the city and prompted a public apology from Mayor Levar Stoney. Protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis Police officer Derek...
Opinion: The Mayor Needs to Step up his Game on Marcus David Peters
At his community office hours last night, Mayor Levar Stoney announced a change to the printed agenda; instead of infrastructure and education, public safety would be the first topic addressed. Since the killing of #MarcusDavidPeters, his death has been the number one...
Can Restorative Justice Help Fix a Damaged System?
In the wake of the shooting of Marcus-David Peters, who was shot and killed by a Richmond Police Officer on I-95 after appearing unstable, demands from community organizers and local citizens have introduced the notion of using restorative justice within law...
Activists and Family Take to the Streets to March for Justice in the Police Killing of Marcus Peters
“Help, not death." That was the chant that permeated today’s march that ended at the Richmond Police Department (RPD) headquarters, where hundreds of people demanded justice and reformation for Marcus Peters - an unarmed black man in mental distress who was shot and...
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