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 […]
Richmond demonstrations honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor persist into rainy conditions
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Purple balloons and black fists crafted out of papier-mache filled the air in Richmond on Friday as protesters honored what would have been the 27th birthday of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Demonstrators marched […]
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. […]
Gov. Northam calls to remove Robert E. Lee statue ‘as soon as possible’
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Gov. Ralph Northam announced the Department of General Services will remove the statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue as soon as possible. The statue will go into storage until the community decides where to place it. Northam made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday, following […]
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney to march with protesters after Tuesday town hall
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney agreed to march with protesters from the State Capitol to Monument Avenue during his town hall on Tuesday. Stoney organized the event, which started at noon, as a way to apologize for the Richmond police officers who deployed tear gas on protesters at the Robert E. Lee […]
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 […]
Second night of Richmond protest over killing of George Floyd reaches Confederate monuments
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Hundreds gathered in downtown Richmond on Saturday for a second night of protests, which sparked nationwide after the death of a black man in police custody. The demonstration brought vandalism to Confederate statues and local businesses. Multiple businesses near VCU, including Whole Foods, CVS and Verizon on […]
PHOTOS: RVA Black Lives Matter protest sparked by George Floyd’s death
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Protests started on Monday afternoon in Monroe Park and moved toward the Capitol building before the citywide curfew began. Once protesters reached Monument Avenue, at least one protester attempted to pull the Robert E. Lee statue down with rope, when blue lights appeared. Without warning, Richmond Police […]
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 […]