Demonstrators at VCU removed a statue honoring Confederate soldiers Tuesday night after marching for hours in the rain through downtown Richmond. More than 150 protesters gathered in the park space ...
VCU’s Committee on Commemoration and Memorials is recommending the removal or de-commemoration of 14 plaques, building names, portraits and other memorabilia associated with the Confederacy and the ...
Rumors of a vampire lurking in the shadows of Hollywood Cemetery have circulated since the 1920s. The mythical figure is described by locals as a ghastly creature — dripping blood and flesh — who ...
VCU wants to turn West Grace Street into a campus “main street,” according to the ONE VCU Master Plan, the document guiding VCU’s physical development for the next decade. The ONE VCU Master Plan was ...
The first Kanye West song I heard was “All Falls Down” from his debut album “College Dropout,” and since then he’s become a controversial figure for me. I enjoyed listening to his music when it came ...
I’ve never been quite sure how I should feel when I hear that. Am I supposed to be honored or offended? I am articulate. I speak eloquently with minimal pauses and stutters. I formulate ...
In Kroger supermarket, right now, on Broad and Lombardy streets, there is a display in the main aisle for Black History Month. How politically/culturally conscious ...
On Halloween, I saw Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia,” a film about two conspiracy theorists living in rural Georgia who kidnap a CEO, convinced she is an alien. The character Teddy, the main conspiracy ...
When he smelled the smoke, Bones Hyland was lying on his bed, watching the Kansas-Duke Elite Eight game on his laptop and FaceTiming a teammate. That Sunday, which he spent with family and friends ...
High school drama, love triangles, dramatic makeup looks and trendy fashion are all a part of what makes HBO Max streaming services’ hit series “Euphoria” so enticing for viewers like myself. As the ...
“None of this will matter when the world ends,” my friend said quietly one evening. It was after I had brought up a tweet I saw criticizing the impact of fast fashion on climate change. Fast fashion ...
In 1968, a Black factory worker named Bruce Tucker suffered a head injury while out with friends. He was taken to the hospital at the Medical College of Virginia, or MCV, where he died. Without the ...