On March 11, members of the Tidewater Workers Assembly, a chapter of the Southern Workers Assembly, staged a protest outside the Lamberts Point coal yards in Norfolk to call out Norfolk Southern for what it called its dangerous practices. It was part of a national day of solidarity with railroad workers.
Obituaries for Leroy Mason and Simin Royanian.
Describing books as his “alma mater,” Malcolm said he could spend the rest of his life reading. A new project named in his honor is putting more books in the hands of people in prison across Virginia.
As of this writing, in mid-March, Richmond historical institutions are getting ready to mark the anniversary of the day the city was liberated from Confederate rule and slavery: April 3, 1865. But the state historical marker that stood at the site where Union troops enter Richmond has now been missing for more than a year.
A group of Kroger workers in Virginia and West Virginia have filed a class action lawsuit against the giant grocery chain, charging that the company’s payroll software has been systematically shorting workers their rightful pay.
In this issue of the Defender we’re devoting a lot of space to the issue of Palestine, for two reasons.
The D.C.-Metro chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace held a protest March 12 outside a D.C. hotel where Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, an extremist settler leader, was speaking to the Israel Bonds’ leadership.
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