Keep on Keeping on: VCU historian publishes book on desegregation
The Humanities Research Center hosted Associate Professor of History Brian Daugherity during their monthly “Meet VCU’S Authors” speaker series on Jan. 25. Daugherity discussed his recently released book, “Keep on Keeping on: The NAACP and the implementation of Brown v. Board of Education in Virginia” during the Q&A style lecture. The historian said he had […]
Mally Black talks new album, inspirations
Twenty-one-year-old Richmond-based rapper Kemal “Mally Black” Davis said he has been dropping rhymes for as long as he can remember, but it wasn’t until recently he became serious about it. “Rapping was something I was always passionate about,” Davis said. “I would just start spitting all the time whenever I was with anyone.” Davis is […]
The life and death of the legendary Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill, venerated journalist who repeatedly broke the glass ceiling of gender and race in the media, died at the age of 61 in Washington state on Nov. 14 2016, after a year-long battle with endometrial cancer. As a child, Ifill and her siblings were encouraged to be politically aware and active. On a 2015 […]
The Valentine explores family dynamics in new “It’s All Relative” exhibit
Local museum The Valentine opened its newest exhibit, “It’s All Relative: Richmond Families (1616 – 2016)” to commemorate 400 years of Richmond history through the lens of family relations on Nov. 10. “We’re about telling Richmond’s stories, and it’s everyone stories,” said David Voelkel, curator of the museum’s general collection. “It’s the famous, the infamous, […]
VCU brings Unity to campus
Students and staff walking toward the VCU Commons probably interrupted their daily routine to stare at bright fluorescent pink yarn atop a large circular enclosure made of multiple poles in the field in front of James Branch Cabell Library last week. From Thursday, Nov. 17 to Sunday, Nov. 20 VCU’s Department of Psychology and Division […]
Stoney wins outright, avoids runoff with Berry, Morrissey
Mayor-elect Levar Stoney fended-off a runoff with former Venture Richmond director Jack Berry by winning the necessary five of nine districts to secure the mayoral election outright. “Last night the City of Richmond chose a progressive leader to move our city forward and take our city to the next level,” Stoney said on Wednesday at a […]
Candidates put to the test at Mayorathon forum
Richmond’s seven mayoral candidates gathered at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts last Thursday to discuss education, transportation, infrastructure and the James River System during the Mayorathon forum. The event was organized by Richmond Magazine in conjunction with five local nonprofits: Richmond Forward, RVA Rapid Transit, The James River Association, Sport Backers and the Storefront for Community […]
Decolonizing Columbus: questioning the legacy of colonialism
VCU’s Political Latinxs United for Movement and Action (PLUMAS) addressed the nuanced nature of Christopher Columbus and why his legacy and the holiday celebrating his name has is increasingly controversial and facing pushback throughout the Americas in a forum titled, “Decolonizing Columbus” on Oct. 6. The panel of six consisted of two VCU students, Diego Orbegoso […]
Black Lives Matter takes a stand in the aftermath of Terrence Crutcher’s death
VCU students and Richmond-based activists responded to the police-shooting of another unarmed black man by organizing a protest on Tuesday evening on the Monroe Park Campus. As videos of last Friday’s shooting of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Terrence Crutcher circulated in mass and led to protests nationwide, VCU students met in Monroe Park and took part in […]
There’s Richmond and then there’s VCU’s Richmond
Siona Peterous Contributing Columnist A few days ago I tweeted, “as VCU students we should all be uncomfortably aware of the central (role) our campus plays in the gentrification of Richmond.” My tweet was prompted by the ongoing battle over the status of Richmond’s public education system following Mayor Dwight Jones’ announcement about his proposed […]