It was Monday, Aug. 10, about an hour before sunset, and Jeffrey Peters was where he often is these days: At the circle named for his nephew, Marcus-David Peters.
AT THE MDP CIRCLE
LESSONS FROM THE REBELLION
The protests that erupted after the public police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis have grown into the broadest and most sustained rebellion against racism in U.S. history.
COVID-19 CASES FOUND IN RICHMOND JAIL; ACTIVISTS HAD PRESSED FOR TESTING
Yes, there are COVID-19 cases in the Richmond city jail. And not all those infected are showing symptoms.
ARREST OF HOMELESS MAN LEADS TO PROTEST AT WILLOW LAWN
If you’re sitting at a table outside a restaurant, you’re expected to buy something. That’s understood. But if you’re homeless and it’s a really hot day and the unused table is in the shade, you might think it wouldn’t be a big deal to rest there a bit.
VIGIL FOR LEBANON
Around 100 people attended a Candlelight Vigil for Lebanon Aug. 8 at Richmond’s Monroe Park in a show of solidarity with the people of Beirut.
Odessans celebrate victory over fascism
This past May 9 was the 75th anniversary of the day the German military surrendered to the Red Army and partisan forces in the Eastern Front of World War II. The date is celebrated there as the official victory over fascism.
RICHMOND TO PARTICIPATE IN AUG. 3 ‘NATIONAL DAY OF RESISTANCE’
Organizers with the education advocacy group Virginia Educators United have scheduled an “Education Equity Or Else Motor March” in Richmond for Monday, Aug. 3, to promote progressive reforms dealing with both public schools and the community at large.
The Virginia Defender 