PHOTOS: Richmonders protest grand jury decision in Breonna Taylor case
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Demonstrators in Richmond took to the streets Wednesday in a “Justice for Breonna Taylor” march that lasted hours and winded past several neighborhoods and two police buildings. Following a Louisville, Kentucky, grand jury decision to bring no charges against police for Taylor’s death, a flyer for the Richmond protest circulated on […]
District 5 bar windows broken, graffitied during demonstration in Richmond’s Fan neighborhood
CT Staff Report At least one window at bar and restaurant District 5 was broken during a demonstration in the Fan on Monday, following a march of more than 50 demonstrators through the Richmond neighborhood. Crowd members began breaking windows at District 5 — several demonstrators called for them to stop. Things escalated and one […]
UPDATE: 17 arrested near Monroe Park, ‘unlawful assembly’ declared near VCU campus
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Richmond police ordered those in Monroe Park to disperse Sunday night before detaining at least a dozen people nearby, pinning some to the steps of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Officers declared an “unlawful assembly” on Broad Street nearly three hours later. Around 50 demonstrators gathered […]
Police disperse protesters with chemical agents, explosives after dump truck fire
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Police deployed chemical agents and flashbangs as a dump truck burned next to the Richmond Police Headquarters during protests Saturday night. Fire crews responded to the vehicle fire shortly after officers cleared the area. Police declared an unlawful assembly at the headquarters around 11 p.m. and fired […]
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 […]
Police arrest 6, use rubber bullets, chemical agents to disperse protesters at Robert E. Lee statue
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Six demonstrators were arrested after police deployed what appeared to be tear gas and explosives at the Robert E. Lee monument on Friday night, following a concert in the grass circle earlier in the evening. The Richmond Police Department declared the gathering an “unlawful assembly” after 10 p.m. on Friday “due […]
General Services removes tables, tents after ‘unlawful assembly’ at Robert E. Lee monument
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Correction: An earlier version of this story stated police removed items from inside the statue’s park area. It was the Virginia Department of General Services. As the sun rose and birds began to chirp on Wednesday, a small group of demonstrators reentered the […]
Artists, activists gather for Juneteenth weekend celebrations at graffitied Robert E. Lee monument
Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech boomed through loudspeakers on Saturday night as it was projected on a monument honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. At night, images of civil rights leaders and those killed by police illuminate Monument Avenue in the heart of the former capital of […]
Richmonders join Trey Songz for Juneteenth vigil, march at Robert E. Lee monument
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor Compared to Juneteenth celebrations Richmond resident Ashley Kelly attended in 2019, she said this year’s holiday has received more support than ever. “No one knew about it, no one was talking about it, it wasn’t on the news,” Kelly said of last year’s Juneteenth. “It was just […]
Confederate Howitzer monument torn down on VCU campus
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Demonstrators at VCU removed a statue honoring Confederate soldiers Tuesday night after marching for hours in the rain through downtown Richmond. More than 150 protesters gathered in the park space near Harrison and Grove streets at 11 p.m. Many cheered as the Howitzer […]