Some two dozen people gathered at Richmond’s African Burial Ground on October 10th for the 16th Gabriel Forum, an event to honor the great slave rebellion leader Gabriel on the anniversary of his execution.
PHOTO UPDATE: 16TH ANNUAL GABIEL FORUM
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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.
SHOCKOE BOTTOM ADVOCATES TO STONEY: TAKE A STAND!
Longtime advocates for Shockoe Bottom have sent an Open Letter (see below) to Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney asking him to finally take a stand on whether he supports the community-generated proposal for a nine-acre memorial park.
NEO-CONFEDERATES HUMILIATED AGAIN
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.
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.
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