I’m starting to really enjoy these interviews. My favorite part? Staying in touch with all of the candidates. They’ve all sent me prompts on issues they care about since our individual conversations; not one in aggrandizement of their contributions to anything. Just,...
Opinion: What Is the RPD Trying to Hide?
"Instead of spending countless millions on a police force that treats their citizens like enemy combatants, the city should be funding social, economic, and mental health programs that actually prevent crime," writes Landon Shroder. Once again the Richmond Police...
Op-Ed: For the Love of All of Our Children
This past weekend, I attended a conference on the campus of Princeton University in New Jersey, and had to field numerous questions regarding whether Richmond is as racially oppressive as it is portrayed in the national media. I stood up for our city, and assured the...
OP-ED: Help Not Death; Marcus-David Peters And The American Mental Health Crisis
It’s been five months since Marcus-David Peters was gunned down on Interstate 95/64. Richmond officer Michael Nyantakyi shot Peters twice, after his taser failed to subdue Peters. The entire event came to an end in only 18 seconds. In August, it was ruled that Peters’...
Marcus-David Peters Shooting Declared an “Act of Justifiable Homicide” by Commonwealth Attorney
In a report released Friday morning, Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring said he will not pursue criminal charges against the officer who shot and killed Marcus-David Peters on I-95 on May 14. Herring described the event as “an act of justifiable...
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