Ignore the hype, black women created the natural hair movement
Imani Thaniel, Contributing Writer The New York City Commission on Human Rights released regulations Feb. 18 in response to the discrimination of black people based on hair or hairstyle in the workplace, school and other public places. Those convicted of discriminating on this basis will have to pay a fine up to $250,000. This change in […]
Baseball wins 3 in a row over Lafayette
Adam Cheek, Staff Writer Baseball swept Lafayette over the weekend homestand, scoring 20 runs on the way to improving its record to 11-3. The Black and Gold had two clear-cut wins — winning by three and four runs on Friday and Sunday, respectively — but had to battle Saturday to edge out a 7-6 victory. […]
Veteran leadership develops Byrd
Ben Malakoff, Contributing Writer Leading up to the 2018-19 season, Men’s Basketball fans were unsure who would be the second point guard to redshirt-junior guard Marcus Evans. All signs pointed to an incoming recruit, but a freshman playing essential minutes could be risky. The Rams sit in first place in the Atlantic 10 — bench […]
Local high school artists visualize historic context of African enslavement
Andrew Ringle, Spectrum Editor In a local teen art exhibition, students from Richmond Public Schools interpret the history of racial conflicts in America. The show at Art 180 is part of “Massive Resilience,” a six-month project that taught 14 budding artists about Richmond’s role in the Atlantic slave trade. The program included guest artists and […]
Stoney continues search for police chief
Fadel Allassan, News Editor After a month of town halls in February to gauge public opinion, the ball is now in Mayor Levar Stoney’s court in his search for a Richmond police chief. At four community meetings in each of the city’s precincts, residents touted the qualities they want in their next police chief. The […]
Press Box: Baseball’s pace of play can be improved
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Baseball, America’s pastime. A sport that was once the most popular in the U.S. has lost popularity in recent years because the games are too long and, at times, quite boring. During the 2017 MLB season, the average time it took to complete a nine-inning game was 3 hours, 5 minutes and […]
Descendants of racist Supreme Court decision speak out
Alexandra Zernik, Capital News Service In a city with a history of racism, descendants of Dred Scott and the judge who denied him his unalienable rights will come together in hopes of reconciliation. Scott was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1857 decision that “persons of African descent, whether slave or free, could […]
Ballard’s staff has ‘VCU flavor’ at FIU
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor As Men’s Basketball prepares for the Atlantic 10 tournament this weekend, there is a team in the Conference USA tournament this week that has many faces that Ram fans will recognize roaming the bench — Florida International. FIU is headed by Jeremy Ballard, a former VCU assistant coach that served under […]
Westboro Baptist Church members outnumbered by counterprotesters at VCU event
Chip Lauterbach, Contributing Writer Georgia Geen, Executive Editor Celeste Chance, Contributing Writer Fadel Allassan, News Editor [Editor’s note: Some readers may find opinions expressed in this story disturbing.] Westboro Baptist Church, the notorious hate group known for crude language and strong anti-LGBTQ views, was vastly outnumbered during its visit to […]
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