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 […]
Protesters hold ‘silent’ demonstration honoring George Floyd at Richmond Police headquarters
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Demonstrators in Richmond protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody, gathered for the 11th night on Monday in Monroe Park to march toward the city’s police headquarters. More than 150 protesters gathered outside the Richmond Police […]
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 […]
A pro-Confederate group held a rally in Richmond Saturday. They were again outnumbered by protesters.
RICHMOND – Fewer than 10 members of a pro-Confederate group were outnumbered by several dozen counterprotesters at a rally at the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue on Saturday. It was the third time the group, called CSA II: The New Confederate States of America, has rallied in support of the statues commemorating Confederate […]
“No more hate”: 6 months after Charlottesville, mother of slain activist shares message of tolerance
Six months after Heather Heyer was killed protesting a neo-Nazi rally, a memorial at the site of her death is still being showered with gifts, mementos and flowers. But it has also been vandalized, according to Heyer’s mother – a reminder of the hatred that took her daughter’s life. For many, the riot triggered by […]
Historic or Heinous? | Virginia leadership seeks removal of Confederate statues
Virginia officials are calling for the removal of Confederate statues around the Commonwealth following a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville that left three dead and dozens injured. In response, VCU President Michael Rao announced an audit to determine any symbols of the Confederacy, slavery or white supremacy that may exist at the university and […]
What we learned from last Saturday’s rallies
Maybe the biggest lesson we learned from, what might have been, the world’s most uneventful pro-Confederate rally is no matter how civil dialogue is during a protest, concrete progress can’t be made when no one is actually listening. Protests do little to change public opinion. They’re all about shouting. They’re about being heard but […]
“I am their worst nightmare”: Rally organizer says KKK, hate groups not allowed
The New Confederate States of America held a press conference Thursday ahead of Saturday’s rally to protect the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Ave. “We are here to protect the monuments and history – so that history doesn’t repeat itself,” said Tara Brandau, the lead organizer of the rally. The press conference was held […]
How Virginia Union Emerged From ‘Devil’s Half Acre’
Draped in maroon and silver, they gathered at 9 a.m. on a seemingly innocuous piece of land. The small plot, tucked away behind Main Street Station, is a quiet reminder of Richmond’s grim legacy in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.