This year marked 23 years of honoring the memory and legacies of “Gabriel’s Rebellion” and the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground.
23rd Annual Gabriel Gathering, 225th Anniversary of the Plan
Living trans in Virginia
An editorial by Aurora Higgs, a Richmond-based producer, actor, consultant and professional speaker, on the transgender experience in Virginia.
Shockoe Project Update
An update on the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground memorial. The proposed theme for the memorial is “Hush Harbor”: hush harbors (or arbors) were the secret spaces in the woods where enslaved people could gather unobserved to rest, worship or plan.
RIC: A major hub for deportation flights
Until recently, few people in the Greater Richmond area knew their local airport is being used as a major hub for transporting immigrants from ICE detention centers to major centers from which the detainees are eventually deported.
The Virginia Defender endorses Charlie Schmidt for House of Delegates District 77
The Virginia Defender newspaper is proud to formally endorse the candidacy of our good friend and ally, attorney Charlie Schmidt, who has announced his candidacy for District 77 of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Shelf Life Books offers some hard organizing lessons
Shelf Life Books in Richmond’s Carytown offers a look at the difficult path workers face when organizing for better pay and working conditions.
Mom’s Siam: NLRB victory, but still no back pay
In our last issue, the Defender reported on the court victory of workers at Mom’s Siam, a Thai food restaurant in Richmond’s Carytown.
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