Fight the Muslim Ban founder, Richmond resident says she likes ‘busting stereotypes’
Taylor Toben, Contributing Writer When President Donald Trump announced a travel ban on people from majority-Muslim countries in 2017, Seema Sked was devastated. The event changed her life, she said, by launching her into activism. “I was a wreck,” said Sked, who immigrated to the United States when she was two years old. “After that, […]
A recent VCU grad is running for city council
Sarah Elson, Contributing Writer For Nicholas Da Silva, the path to politics started on a late summer day in Charlottesville, when a white nationalist drove his car into a crowd of people protesting the “Unite the Right” rally. One woman was killed and dozens were injured on August 12, 2017. Da Silva was among the crowd. […]
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 […]