On the one hand, we have RVA: young, hip, vibrant, artsy and doing pretty well for itself. On the other, we have Richmond, where one out of every five people is poor, where misery swirls around people’s ankles like a flooded campground and which, for the most part, is invisible.
Connect the Dots: I Can STILL See
Queen Nzinga, on Governor Northam’s blackface scandal.
In Our Opinion: Richmond does something good
This issue of The Virginia Defender hits the streets Oct. 28, just after National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (Oct. 20-26). We’re glad to see that Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has taken the opportunity to use this week to help spread awareness in the city about the dangers of lead poisoning, especially to young children.
In Our Opinion: McAuliffe, Heather Heyer & the height of hypocrisy
Former Vice President Joe Biden was recently in Richmond, raising money for his bid for the Democratic Party nomination for president. While he was here, he made the stunningly opportunist claim that the reason he decided to try for the country’s most powerful office was because of the horrific events in Charlottesville in August 2017.
In Our Opinion: 2019
On the upcoming year, an impending anniversary, and race in Virginia.
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.
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