RICHMOND, VA — Hundreds of people, including elected and community leaders, gathered on Saturday for funeral services honoring Henry L.…
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I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right
By David Cunningham, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis In a symbolic rebuke of the American South’s…
Bodycam video shows Georgia deputy grab his gun after being pulled over by police
RINCON, Ga. — Rincon police released bodycam video this week which showed a sheriff’s deputy being taken into custody over…
Virginia Department of Corrections sued for keeping inmates from early release
The Virginia Department of Corrections is facing a lawsuit for wrongful imprisonment due to recent legislation that allowed prisoners with…
Charges dropped against five Virginia deputies in Irvo Otieno’s death
The family of a Black man who died after he was pinned to the floor by sheriff’s deputies expressed outrage…
The university uprooted a Black neighborhood. Then its policies reduced the Black presence on campus.
Black enrollment at Virginia’s Christopher Newport University fell by more than half under longtime president Paul Trible, a former Republican…
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announces bid for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. — Levar Stoney, the mayor of Richmond, has announced on Monday he will run for governor of Virginia…
Virginia lawmaker calls for commission to study state universities’ history of uprooting Black communities
By Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO Series: Uprooted: Virginia Universities Have Expanded by…
Confederate statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee melted down by Black history museum
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The statue of a Confederate army general, which was the center of the deadly protest in Charlottesville…
Jennifer McClellan becomes first Black Congresswoman to represent Virginia
Jennifer McClellan made history on Tuesday after she was officially announced the winner of a special election for a U.S.…