The Virginia Defender’s interview with Princess Blanding, activist and 2021 gubernatorial candidate for the Liberation Party.
An interview with Princess Blanding
In Our Opinion: The cruelty of ‘upgrading’ public housing
Years ago, as a reporter for the Richmond Free Press, I had a conversation with Calvin Jamison, who at the time was Richmond’s city manager. I remember him remarking that Richmond had […]
New exhibit honors children killed in the Holocaust
The Virginia Holocaust Museum has announced the opening of a new exhibit honoring the memory of the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust.
How committed is Richmond to the Heritage Campus?
How real is the city’s commitment to the Heritage Campus?
There’s plenty in a name
“Gabriel’s House” is the new name of the building that houses the Department of African American Studies of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Doss denied parole – again
Jermaine Doss, a wrongfully convicted prisoner sentenced to life, was turned down for parole for the second time.
Black teacher, falsely suspected of shoplifting, charged with felony assault on arresting cop
Alecia Nelson, an assistant teacher at Westover Hills Elementary School on Richmond’s South Side, stopped by the Family Dollar on Westover Hills Boulevard March 7 to buy snacks for her daughter’s third-grade class at the school.
The Virginia Defender 