Meg Schiffres
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“Once she started speaking on what she wanted to do, you could just see the vision in her eyes,” Charnetta Lee said.
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Families who apply for aid will receive a $125 gift card from the city.
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Several students, parents and teachers are objecting to a new policy at Richmond Public Schools to temporarily increase police presence on campuses.
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Parents and guardians in Virginia, and across the country, say they’re beginning to panic due to the national shortage of baby formula. And some are already taking drastic measures to feed their babies.
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Islamophobia is a growing problem across the country and the world, and experts say recent events in Virginia show the commonwealth still struggles to address this form of discrimination.
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Multiple city employees said this week that the mayor’s proposal to give Richmond city employees the right to collectively bargain is too restrictive compared to one advanced by several City Council members.
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On the heels of successful union organizing efforts at seven Starbucks locations in Virginia, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke in Richmond on Saturday about the importance of revitalizing the power of trade unions across the country.
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The inclement weather shelter and a homeless shelter that houses families in individual units in Richmond are both closing this month with no clear plans from the city about how to serve hundreds of people who will soon be evicted from emergency housing.
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The mayor’s plan comes months after the Richmond City Council Task Force to Establish Civilian Oversight presented their own proposal laying out their vision for the board, which would investigate police misconduct, to City Council.
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The homelessness rate in Richmond skyrocketed when the pandemic began; the number of families experiencing homelessness jumped 196% between July 2019 and July 2021. Experts say the region’s shortage of affordable housing is the primary driver of this increase.