The Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality strongly condemn the many executive orders issued by the Trump administration that aim to intimidate, criminalize and threaten the livelih…| The Virginia Defender
Please join us on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2-4:30pm at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church (1720 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223) for the first public expression of concern about the ongoi…| The Virginia Defender
The Southern Workers Assembly, founded in 2012 and based in North Carolina, is a social justice organization fighting to organize unorganized workers across the South.| The Virginia Defender
On Sept. 11, 1973, the CIA orchestrated the overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, a Marxist. Then-U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger oversaw the military coup on behalf of the U.S.-…| The Virginia Defender
Despite the threat of a thunderstorm, about 60 people turned out today for a profoundly moving event marking the 224th anniversary of Gabriel’s Rebellion. The gathering was held at Spring Park in H…| The Virginia Defender
Late last Friday afternoon, May 10, student and faculty advocates for Virginia’ Commonwealth University’s Racial Literacy initiative were heartbroken when the VCU Board of Visitors voted 10-5 to op…| The Virginia Defender
Today was the big commencement for graduating VCU students. But as the commencement speaker, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, began his address, hundreds of students stood up and silently walked o…| The Virginia Defender
At about 8:30 this evening, Virginia Commonwealth University put out an alert that a “violent protest” was taking place on the campus of the state’s largest public university.| The Virginia Defender
