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Tag: Richmond

**FILE** Photograph of Monument Ave statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. (Hal Jespersen via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCommunity

Richmond to Remove Robert E. Lee Statue Wednesday

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2021December 21, 2021

Richmond, Virginia, once considered the capital of the Confederacy, will put to rest one of the city’s most infamous symbols of that chapter of history when a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is removed Wednesday.

Posted inLocal

Richmond Considers Shortened Virtual School Day Amid Complaints of ‘Mental Exhaustion’

by WI Guest Author September 25, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Blacks, Latinos Make Up Bulk of Richmond’s COVID-19 Cases

by WI Guest Author August 19, 2020December 21, 2021
Levar Stoney
Posted inCommunity

Richmond Mayor Assigned Security Detail After Ordering Removal of Confederate Statues

by WI Guest Author August 3, 2020December 21, 2021
Kehinde Wiley's "Rumors of War" (Courtesy of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts via Twitter)
Posted inCommunity

Kehinde Wiley Statue in Richmond Stands Tall Amid Protests

by WI Guest Author June 26, 2020December 21, 2021
A statue of Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham in Richmond, Va., was toppled June 6 by a small group of protesters. (Screen grab from video courtesy of WWBT-TV)
Posted inLifestyle

Confederate Statue Toppled in Richmond

by WI Guest Author June 8, 2020December 21, 2021
A statue honoring Arthur Ashe, the first Black so honored in Richmond, was unveiled nearly 25 years ago along the city's historic Monument Avenue but not without heated debate among many longtime residents. (D. Kevin McNeir/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Richmond’s Avenues Honoring Confederate Heroes Now Include Black Images

by WI Webstaff February 5, 2020December 21, 2021
More than 20,000 activists took part in the Jan. 20, 2020, rally in Richmond, Va., regarding the right to bear arms. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

Thousands Rally Peacefully in Virginia for Gun Rights

by WI Webstaff January 22, 2020December 21, 2021

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