Gallery5 Troma-tizes the River City
Cult film fanatics and folks with $3 and a night to spare descended on the Gallery5 visual and performing arts center Aug. 22 for the opening cut of the Troma film series. “VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media” was the introduction to the eight-film series, which will continue through Nov. 28. […]
LEGENDS NEVER DIE 2: RVA battle rap returns
Richmond-area MCs and battle rappers showcased their skills at Southpaw Battle Coalition’s Legends Never Die 2 show on Saturday Aug. 27. The event, hosted at The Broadberry, featured a series of one-on-one rap battles. The matches of the night included Radio B versus JC, Nickelus F versus Danja Zone, Bravo versus Moon, Chillum Allah versus […]
Shedding light on the scene: GWAR B-Q, metal and sexism
GWAR B-Q descended on the Hadad’s Lake, a private park outside of Richmond, for a packed day of metal, moshing and debauchery for the seventh year. The annual event easily draws hundreds of fans with its line-up, and this year was no exception, but this year’s featured bands did highlight some of the festival’s more […]
Kathryn DeFrank: Richmond’s music documentarian
It’s hard to do what you love when you’re young; lots of things can get in your way, but for 20-year-old Richmond-based music documentarian and photographer Kathryn DeFrank, following her passion has led her up and down the east coast documenting the growth of music culture. DeFrank has produced a full-length documentary on the alt-punk […]
Black faces exude royalty in VMFA’s Wiley, Parks exhibits
Black faces exude royalty in Wiley exhibit Brooklyn-based painter Kehinde Wiley’s “A New Republic” has been a hit in Richmond’s famed Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Making its debut on June 10th, Wiley’s life retrospective has brought the museum much excitement. Much like the spectrum of each painting’s color palettes, exhibit visitors varied in nationalities, […]
VCU PD works to better serve and protect LGBTQ+ students
The VCU Police Department held an open forum with members of the LGBT community on Aug. 24 to spread awareness about safety precautions for students and receive feedback on changes the department made to better protect LGBT students. Donna Coghill, a member of VCU PD’s LGBTQ+ Safety Advisory Committee, said the goal of the forum […]
White nationalist recruitment posts stir controversy on campus
Recruitment posts for a white nationalist party on Facebook received public backlash from VCU students the first week of school. VCU philosophy student and self-proclaimed “eccentric philosopher of politics and ethics” Derrick Davis posted in multiple class Facebook pages encouraging students to join the Traditionalist Worker Party on Aug. 23. According to the Traditionalist Worker […]
Richmond and Virginia face contrasting budget outlooks
Richmond The City of Richmond overcame a projected deficit to amass an expected $4.5 million surplus, according to city officials. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, officials said new budget projections can be credited to Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ spending reductions and aggressive tax-collection efforts. “The projected surplus is largely due to the tenacity of the […]
Rebecca Keel: bringing unique vantage points to the 2nd District
Rebecca Keel is 24 years old, native to Richmond, a self-proclaimed policy nerd and just completed her master’s degree in social work at VCU earlier this month. Keel is also using her savings as a research assistant at VCU to run for the hotly contested 2nd district city council seat. “My policy platform is based […]
Ending the Pipeline: Community members merge to end school-to-prison pipeline
Mesh signs decorated the basement of the Richmond Public Library Friday night. Standing approximately five feet tall and three feet wide, the posters portrayed black and white photos of teenagers’ hands, reading powerful statements such as “Educate our youth,” “Give us opportunities before you give us a cell” and “Don’t separate us from our community.” […]