Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney to march with protesters after Tuesday town hall
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney agreed to march with protesters from the State Capitol to Monument Avenue during his town hall on Tuesday. Stoney organized the event, which started at noon, as a way to apologize for the Richmond police officers who deployed tear gas on protesters at the Robert E. Lee […]
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 […]
Second night of Richmond protest over killing of George Floyd reaches Confederate monuments
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Hundreds gathered in downtown Richmond on Saturday for a second night of protests, which sparked nationwide after the death of a black man in police custody. The demonstration brought vandalism to Confederate statues and local businesses. Multiple businesses near VCU, including Whole Foods, CVS and Verizon on […]
PHOTOS: RVA Black Lives Matter protest sparked by George Floyd’s death
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Protests started on Monday afternoon in Monroe Park and moved toward the Capitol building before the citywide curfew began. Once protesters reached Monument Avenue, at least one protester attempted to pull the Robert E. Lee statue down with rope, when blue lights appeared. Without warning, Richmond Police […]
Shops on Grace and Broad streets damaged in protest over the killing of George Floyd
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Zachary Klosko, Contributing Writer Peter Ju, the owner of the Monument shoe store on West Broad Street, stepped over broken glass into his ransacked shop Saturday morning. Shelves were smashed, designer shoes were stolen and the alarm system was blaring as Ju surveyed the damage. “I’m not really mad because I […]