Richmond Black-owned businesses reopen after impacts from COVID-19, BLM protests
Milan Brewster, Contributing Writer Black-owned businesses have learned to adapt to unexpected changes while operating in a global pandemic and a time of protests over police brutality and racial inequality. Soul Taco, a Latin American and Southern American fusion restaurant, shifted its East Main Street location into a market during the stay-at-home order to provide […]
Summer league allows VCU baseball players to play during COVID-19
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor For VCU baseball player Griffin Boone, summer and baseball go hand in hand. COVID-19 restrictions made playing the sport seem impossible, but then he found the Northern Virginia Collegiate League. “If this didn’t come, it would have been the first summer in eight or nine years without baseball,” Boone said. “Baseball’s […]
PHOTOS: George Floyd’s family speaks at Richmond demonstration
CT Staff Report Relatives of George Floyd spoke at a demonstration in Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday to an audience of at least 200 people. Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody with an officer’s knee on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. In a video of the incident, Floyd can be heard saying […]
District 5 bar windows broken, graffitied during demonstration in Richmond’s Fan neighborhood
CT Staff Report At least one window at bar and restaurant District 5 was broken during a demonstration in the Fan on Monday, following a march of more than 50 demonstrators through the Richmond neighborhood. Crowd members began breaking windows at District 5 — several demonstrators called for them to stop. Things escalated and one […]
UPDATE: 17 arrested near Monroe Park, ‘unlawful assembly’ declared near VCU campus
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Richmond police ordered those in Monroe Park to disperse Sunday night before detaining at least a dozen people nearby, pinning some to the steps of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Officers declared an “unlawful assembly” on Broad Street nearly three hours later. Around 50 demonstrators gathered […]
VCU estimates $100,000 in damages following Richmond demonstration
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor About 80 windows in several buildings on the Monroe Park campus were broken during demonstrations in Richmond on Saturday, according to a university release. Damage to campus buildings is estimated to be at least $100,000, according to the release signed by VCU President Michael Rao. Along with the broken windows, Rao […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Returning to VCU’s campus during COVID-19
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, it looks like I’ll be seeing you back on campus this fall. I can’t really decide if I’m excited or nervous about our return. It’s been nearly four months since we’ve left campus. Our lives have been uprooted, and most of us have returned back home to our high school […]
Police disperse protesters with chemical agents, explosives after dump truck fire
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Police deployed chemical agents and flashbangs as a dump truck burned next to the Richmond Police Headquarters during protests Saturday night. Fire crews responded to the vehicle fire shortly after officers cleared the area. Police declared an unlawful assembly at the headquarters around 11 p.m. and fired […]
Taylor Swift’s surprise album ‘Folklore’ reveals versatile songwriting in a new genre
Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor Puzzle pieces made of black and white nature settings appeared on Taylor Swift’s Instagram account Thursday morning with no caption or context. Shortly after, she revealed the artwork of her eighth studio album, “Folklore,” with a 16-hour notice for the album’s release. “In isolation my imagination has run wild and this […]
Student demonstrators, local activists demand defunding, abolishing VCU Police
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor A VCU student organization is demanding the university defund and abolish its police department, joining the Richmond facet of a nationwide movement seeking change in law enforcement and justice for those killed by police. Student organization VCU Student Power held a protest outside Cabell Library on Wednesday to honor Marcus-David Peters. […]