As a Black woman who grew up in New York and has now lived in Virginia for 18 years, I’ve seen racial differences written into every landscape of my life for as long as I can remember. I began to notice these differences when I was around 8 years old. As I rode...
Panel Calls For ‘Paradigm Shift’ In Virginia School-to-Prison Pipeline
University of Richmond's School of Law held a six-hour symposium recently about the school-to-prison pipeline and ways students of color are kept at a disadvantage by zero tolerance policies and overpolicing of school grounds. Schools have become places of trauma for...
Bringing Greenery To Richmond’s Hottest Neighborhoods
The Greening Southside Richmond Project is looking to tackle the issues of extreme heat and socioeconomic disparities caused by racist, discriminatory housing practices in Richmond’s vulnerable neighborhoods -- one tree at a time. On a hot summer afternoon in...
Legislators Continue to Address High Eviction Rates in Virginia
One in ten Richmonders who rent faced eviction notices in 2016. We all know this is a problem, and Virginia's legislators are searching for ways to fix it. Scholars, lawyers and lawmakers are still grappling with high eviction rates in Virginia and how to enact...
Fighting For Food Justice In A Gentrified Richmond
You’ve seen the community gardens, the small farms springing up in the city, the folks standing out on the side of busy streets sowing the seeds of tomorrow’s harvest. Some of these spaces are emerging in areas where families have to travel several miles before...
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