Richmond Folk Festival is back for its 18th Anniversary
Peggy Stansbery, Contributing Writer The Richmond Folk Festival returns for its 18th anniversary Oct. 7-9 with a diverse musical lineup and visitors from across the country, according to the festival’s website. The festival aims to celebrate the roots, richness and variety of American culture through music, dance, traditional craft and food, according to the festival’s […]
University apologizes for past history of grave robbing and illegal medical practices
Varsha Vasudevan, Staff Writer Selna Shi, Contributing Writer VCU issued a public apology regarding the truth behind the unlawful first heart transplant in Virginia on Sept. 16, on VCU News. A Black factory worker named Bruce Tucker was wrongfully pronounced brain-dead and had his heart transplanted to a white man without consent in 1968 at […]
VA Pridefest provides LGBTQ+ support after two-year hiatus
Milo Richards, Contributing Writer VA Pridefest hosted one of its largest crowds this Saturday, Sept. 24 with notable headliners, colorful flags, booths and donations. Many of the donations from different vendors will go towards LGBTQ+ issues, like Governor Youngkin’s new transgender bill, according to one vending booth Dayum This is My Jam. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
Black Student Union hosts Rep ‘Ya Block party, kicks off fall semester
Bailee Padgett, Contributing Writer A feeling of community hung in the air on a chilly afternoon as students of VCU ate pizza, listened to upbeat music and socialized while walking around the vending shops set up at VCU’s Black Student Union block party VCU’s Black Student Union hosted its first in-person event since the pandemic […]