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 […]