Back in February, RVA Mag first gave you the scoop on Friends for Equality, a local music and zine collective that raises money for social justice and civil rights organizations, just a few months after the group released its first music compilation. The collective...
Virginia’s GOP gubernatorial frontrunner lags by double digits against Dems, majority disapprove of Trump
A new Washington Post/George Mason poll shows Virginia’s leading GOP candidate continues to struggle against Democratic opponents as Election Day 2017 draws closer. Ed Gillespie, a former GOP National Party leader, is the front runner against his two opponents,...
OpEd: With white nationalists gathering in Charlottesville, how long before RVA is next?
How much longer does Richmond think it can get away with not addressing the myriad of complex issues surrounding the city’s Confederate symbols? While the city conveniently ignores this ticking time-bomb, in the past week, we have seen protests and arrests in New...
Richmond Federal Court hears challenge to Trump’s second travel ban
A panel of 13 federal judges on Monday interrogated lawyers for President Donald Trump and plaintiffs challenging his revised executive order banning travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the...
ICE activity in Virginia spikes under Trump
RICHMOND – The Trump administration’s immigration policy has left a cloud hanging over the heads of many undocumented immigrants living in Virginia. While the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says it is enforcing existing laws, critics say the agents...
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