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Winter 2022 Issue
The Winter 2022 edition of The Virginia Defender was published on February 3rd, 2022. For a full PDF of the issue, click here.
WINTER 2022: DEFENDERS IN THE NEWS
As part of our work, members of the Defenders have been published or quoted in news outlets. This is a list of where you can find that coverage. This issue’s segment includes the Richmond Free Press, Newsweek, and IRB News.
OMARI’S CASE RESOLVED; NO TIME
The case of Omari Al-Qadaffi, a housing rights activist hit with multiple charges stemming from a July 2020 anti-eviction protest, is now resolved.
NEW BLACK-OWNED BOOKSTORE OPENS IN SHOCKOE SLIP
A new Black-owned, woman-owned bookstore called The Book Bar will open in Richmond’s Shockoe Slip on Feb. 5.
SOUTHWOOD APARTMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY
The management of Southwood Apartments, a 1,296-unit complex in Richmond’s southside and the center of the city’s largest Latino/a neighborhood, is facing investigation. City inspectors have labeled two units uninhabitable.
Red Onion prisoner dies; Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office contacted by DOC
A prisoner at Red Onion State Prison has died after being found unresponsive in his cell.
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