On Jan. 27, the Trump administration fired National Labor Relations Board Acting Chair Gwynne Wilcox and General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo.
NLRB sides with fired Mom’s Siam workers
Firing workers because they fight for better pay is illegal. That’s what the National Labor Relations Board told the owner of Mom’s Siam, a Thai food restaurant in Richmond’s Carytown district. (There is a second Mom’s Siam in downtown Richmond that is not linked to this story.)
Winter/Spring 2025 Issue
The Winter/Spring 2025 edition of The Virginia Defender was published March 26, 2025.
From life in prison to commutation
An editorial by conscious prisoner Uhuru Rowe, regarding his thoughts on what led to the commutation of his life sentence in 2022.
And mental health
A letter to the editor from Shaka Shakur, incarcerated at Buckingham, regarding mental health in the prison system.
Spotlight on Virginia’s Conscious Prisoners
While supporting all prisoners, the Defenders try to pay special attention to politically conscious prisoners. Here are four comrades who, at great personal risk, speak out strongly about social justice issues and so help others open their eyes to the true nature of the society we live in, whether inside or outside the walls.
Letters to the Editor: Wants to help
A letter to the editor from Madeline Ivey, a Richmond resident moved to help by accounts of the crisis at Red Onion.
The Virginia Defender 