PRESS BOX: From a fan, this sucks: The Washington Commanders rebranding
JJ Hendrickson, Contributing Writer Washington’s NFL franchise, formerly known as “Football Team,” revealed its new name to the world on Feb. 2: The Washington Commanders. […]
Native Americans
Inaugural film festival “Reframed” the Native American narrative
The Byrd Theater hosted the inaugural “Pocahontas Reframed: Native American Storytellers Film Festival,” celebrating the diverse Native American cultures, histories, languages and identities Nov. 17- […]
Native American activist, Rochelle Lacapa, talks solidarity and history
The Highland Support Project (HSP) and The PACE Center for Campus and Community Ministry at VCU hosted, Partnering with Native American Communities Workshop with Rochelle […]
The right to bear children
In 1924, Virginia enacted a law allowing the forced sterilization of citizens who threatened the “purity of the American race.” Between 7,200 and 8,300 people were sterilized in the state because they were deemed unfit to procreate by reasons of mental insanity of mental deficiency.
You did not build the city of Richmond
The first time, I wasn’t sure I read the shirt right. Maybe it was a Jefferson Starship reference, and it could be just that. But context matters and seeing two white students wearing VCU shirts with the words “We built this city” is frustrating, to say the least.