For the fourth time in less than a year, an armed group of neo-Confederates came to Virginia’s capital city Aug. 19 to “protect” the shrines to white supremacy on Monument Avenue. And for the fourth time, they were outnumbered, outmaneuvered and decided to leave early.
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PROMOTERS OF THE ‘LOST CAUSE’ MYTHOLOGY PROTESTED IN RICHMOND
While the United Daughters of the Confederacy were holding their annual convention in Richmond, more than 50 antiracist activists gathered outside the organization’s headquarters.
AFTER 122 YEARS, CONFEDERATE MUSEUM CLOSES
The Museum of the Confederacy, located in downtown Richmond, closed on September 30, 2018.
In Our Opinion: Guns
Our opinion on the topic of guns, gun control laws, and the deep disturbances in American society that lead to the tragedies we see so often.
THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF MARCUS-DAVID PETERS
When Marcus-David Peters was gunned down May 14 by a Richmond police officer, his death quickly became national news. It wasn’t only the fact that another unarmed Black man had died at the hands of law enforcement – it was also the circumstances of his death.
PETERSBURG PROTESTERS CHARGE POLICE BRUTALITY
About 45 people, most of them African-Americans in their 20s, rallied June 16 outside the Petersburg police station just a few days after a video was posted on social media showing what appears to be police brutality against 19-year-old Devin Thomas. The rally was called by the police accountability group Virginia Cop Block.
PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL PRESERVATION GROUP CALLS RICHMOND’S SHOCKOE BOTTOM MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC SITE IN U.S.
“We see this as a site of conscience and one that shouldn’t just be quickly covered up with a baseball stadium,” Meeks said.
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