Upon his inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump and his administration immediately began extensive, widespread cuts to the federal workforce.
The Virginia Defender
Established in 2005 as The Richmond Defender, The Virginia Defender is a free community newspaper, published quarterly for the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality. Print distribution is currently 12,000 and statewide. The online publication launched in Summer 2020.
Youngkin vetoes public worker bargaining bill
House Bill 2764 and its equivalent Senate Bill 917 made it through the General Assembly and to the governor’s desk. On March 24, Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed them.
Exhibit: Virginia & the Vietnam War
On display at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture from Nov. 23, 2024, to July 6, 2025: “This exhibit examines, through personal objects and oral histories, what Virginia’s soldiers, policy makers, families, activists, and Vietnamese migrants carried both physically and emotionally during the war and its aftermath.”
Farid Alan Schintzius
Our tribute to Farid Alan Schintzius.
Mutual aid organizations provide food & financial assistance
A profile of several mutual aid organizations around the city.
Denied access to their mail, RRHA residents fight back – & win!
Stonewall Place is one of eight public housing sites operated by the Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority “for qualified low-income elderly and disabled Richmonders.” And for most of December and nearly a week in February, the residents of the building’s 70 units could not receive their mail.
No prison for Uhuru 3
The Uhuru 3, who each faced a possible 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, were instead sentenced to three years probation and community service.
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