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.
At this point it’s clear that something big is going to happen in Shockoe Bottom, the long-neglected area in downtown Richmond that for 30 years before Emancipation was the epicenter of the U.S. domestic slave trade. But what, and who will benefit?
Recent analysis of data about police use of force on children and teens paints a chilling picture.
The number of people killed by police in the United States has been grossly undercounted, according to a new public health study published in the Lancet.
A profile on the Mexican restaurant, bakery and market La Milpa, and an interview with owner Martín González.
Defenders have been featured in other media outlets several times since the last issue. Here’s a rundown.
As of Oct. 22, the Virginia Department of Health was reporting that there have been a total of 914,755 cases of COVID-19 in the state. That’s almost one out of every 10 people. This included 38,269 hospitalizations and 13,668 deaths.
White supremacist organizations have been active in the Richmond area again.
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