Confederate general statue removed from Monroe Park after Richmond protest
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor A statue of Confederate General Williams Carter Wickham was dismantled during a protest on Saturday night in Monroe Park. The statue was pulled off of its pedestal around 10:45 p.m. Protests began in Monroe Park at 7 p.m. on Saturday with pots, pans and wooden spoons implemented as noise makers as […]
Demonstrators lay outside Richmond police building during seventh night of protests honoring George Floyd
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody after an officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes, continued in Richmond for a seventh night on Thursday. Protesters started in Monroe Park at 6 p.m. […]
Richmond protesters honoring George Floyd celebrate plans to remove Robert E. Lee monument
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Kia Hill stood on the Robert E. Lee memorial and livestreamed a crowd of several hundred demonstrators Wednesday afternoon, many holding signs and chanting “tear it down” in reference to the statue above her. Hill has been protesting since Friday. She was tear-gassed on Monday, spoke at […]
Richmond protest over death of George Floyd ends peacefully, RPD officers to be ‘disciplined’
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Zachary Klosko, Contributing Writer Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor A fourth night of protests in Richmond sparked by the death of a black man in police custody ended around midnight with a call from demonstrators to attend Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s town hall on Tuesday. Protesters walked down Monument Avenue, Cary Street and […]
Richmond protests continue for third night, despite curfew
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Zachary Klosko, Contributing Writer Protesters returned to downtown Richmond and VCU’s Monroe Park campus Sunday night, nearly two hours after Gov. Ralph Northam’s mandatory curfew went into effect, for a third night of demonstrations sparked by the death of a black man in police custody. Parts of Broad Street were closed […]
Shops on Grace and Broad streets damaged in protest over the killing of George Floyd
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Zachary Klosko, Contributing Writer Peter Ju, the owner of the Monument shoe store on West Broad Street, stepped over broken glass into his ransacked shop Saturday morning. Shelves were smashed, designer shoes were stolen and the alarm system was blaring as Ju surveyed the damage. “I’m not really mad because I […]
The CT wins 27 state, regional and national awards in design, writing, photography
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor 2019 VPA News & Advertising Contest The Commonwealth Times was recognized for 16 writing, design, photography and illustration awards in the Virginia Press Association’s annual contest. Photography Division First Place General News Photo: Erin Edgerton First Place Sports Feature Photo: Erin Edgerton First Place Sports News Photo: […]
Getting what you need in Virginia: Grocery stores, gas stations, banks remain open following Northam’s COVID-19 order
Hannah Eason, News Editor Andrew Ringle, Managing Editor Many businesses considered to be non-essential will close statewide for the next month under orders from Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday. Rules went into effect Tuesday at midnight and remain in effect until April 23. Businesses deemed essential, such as grocery stores and pharmacies, are allowed to […]
VCU ‘exploring’ optional pass/fail grading system as student support grows
Andrew Ringle, Managing Editor When criminal justice senior Bilal Ghazi learned VCU had canceled its May commencement ceremony due to COVID-19, his first thought was of his family members who had plans to travel to the U.S. to see him walk. The decisions to cancel the commencement ceremony and in-person classes for the rest of […]
Hypothetically: The CT staff travels through time
Stefanos Psaltis-Ivaniš, Host and Contributing Writer Nowadays, things have become too much. Whether it’s technology taking over our lives, pandemics taking over the planet or politics taking over the news cycle — many of us long for the past … or maybe the future. With this in mind, I set out to discover what staff […]