VCU details August return with in-person, online courses, free COVID-19 testing
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor VCU’s fall semester classes are slated to begin Aug. 17 with a mixture of in-person, hybrid and online courses, per a release from President Michael Rao on Tuesday. Students will receive updated information soon regarding courses and resources available to “navigate any changes.” “We recognize that not every member of our […]
VCU alumni update ‘Greetings From Richmond’ mural to reflect BLM protests, civil unrest
Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor Police officers emerging from clouds of tear gas, protesters with numerous signs crying out for racial justice and a burning police car are just a few of the images used in a repainting update to a four-year-old mural on the side of Richmond ice cream shop Charm School. The mural by […]
PHOTOS: Richmond removes Monument Avenue statue honoring Confederate general J.E.B. Stuart
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor The City of Richmond hired out-of-state crews to remove a statue of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue Tuesday morning. The removal is one of 11 others planned by Mayor Levar Stoney and follows the removal of a statue honoring Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson on July 1.
Protesters honor Marcus-David Peters, demand defunding police during ‘Black joy’ march in Richmond
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor As fireworks exploded over the skyline of Richmond, protesters in the “Black Ass Joy” march occupied Jefferson Park overlooking the city for speeches and celebrations on Saturday. The march began at The Market on 25th Street, a community-focused supermarket in Church Hill. Protesters handed out pamphlets that outlined demands for Richmond […]
Richmond mayor orders removal of Confederate statues, starting with “Stonewall” Jackson
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Hundreds of onlookers gathered around the Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson statue in Richmond in the heat and pouring rain Wednesday to watch a monument to the Confederacy be removed. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues on Wednesday, hours after Richmond City Council […]