With the flag they dropped from the Robert E. Lee bridge last month, the Richmond branch of Sunrise Movement calls attention to the links between environmental activism and racial justice. On June 19, a banner was dropped from the Robert E. Lee bridge that read...
The Hanover County chapter of the NAACP is suing the county and its school board over the names of two schools named after Confederate leaders. The lawsuit states that the names of the schools -- Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School -- violate...
In his meeting with Mayor Levar Stoney this week, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu challenged Richmonders to consider the continued impact of Confederate monuments on our city's image and reputation. It was a meeting of the Mayoral minds on Tuesday, as...
*This story has been updated The statue glorifying Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which sits on Monument Ave. in Richmond, was vandalized in the early hours of the morning. Dark red paint was splashed all over the plinth of the statue with the letters BLM written...
*This is a developing story. White nationalist Richard Spencer just led another torchlit rally at Emancipation Park in Charlottesville. Spencer, who is one of the most recognizable faces of the alt-right and white nationalist movement held a similar rally in May to...