Palestinian-American writer and translator Joharah Baker on her feelings toward pro-Palestine campus protests.
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.
Letters to the Editor: Conflict of interest?
A letter to the editor from Philip Daniel, incarcerated at Pocahontas, analyzing the Virginia Department of Correction’s motivation to provide rehabilitation programming to inmates.
On Trump banning immigrants from 19 Black & Brown countries
On Nov. 27, “Thanksgiving Day,” a U.S. holiday supposedly dedicated to honoring friendship between the Indigenous peoples of North America and English immigrants to their lands, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new restrictions against people trying to move to the United States.
RIC: A major hub for deportation flights
Until recently, few people in the Greater Richmond area knew their local airport is being used as a major hub for transporting immigrants from ICE detention centers to major centers from which the detainees are eventually deported.
Letters to the Editor: Det. Ford – again
A letter from Shawn ‘Sha’ Johnson, incarcerated at Nottaway, regarding his case. Includes an editor’s note regarding who to contact if your case was unfairly influenced by corrupt Norfolk ex-detective Robert Glenn Ford.
Comments on the Russia/Ukraine Peace Plan
Phil Wilayto, editor of The Virginia Defender, was asked by a reporter for the Russian news agencies Sputnik and RIA Novosti to comment on the peace plan being proposed by the Trump administration to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. These are the comments that were submitted.
In Our Opinion: Worth remembering
This Nov. 20th marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg Trials. Here is our reflection upon this somber date.
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