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On June 1, 2020, the Richmond, Virginia chapter of Our Revolution called for Stoney and Chief William C. Smith to resign in regards to their handling of the protests. [72] Several statewide politicians, including Jennifer McClellan and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, condemned the use of the Richmond Police's use of tear gas on ...
Virginia Beach: On May 31, a protest in Virginia Beach started out peacefully, but ended in violence and vandalism as protesters smashed windows and looted shops on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. At least 48 businesses sustained around $300,000 worth of damage. Police sprayed tear gas on protesters and made 19 arrests. [75]
After threats of an armed counterprotest, protesters showed up armed. The protest was largely peaceful, except for multiple cases of heated shouting matches between protesters and residents. [73] Later, on September 11, three people who attended the protest were arrested for various charges in a series of raids. [74]
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In June, Johnson wrote in The Virginia Defender that he and six other prisoners went on a hunger strike in December 2023 to protest the use of solitary confinement at Red Onion.
The protests, organized by the Pride Liberation Project, are scheduled to happen throughout the day. Students at nearly 100 Virginia schools stage walkout to protest governor’s anti-trans ...
50501 (originally short for "50 protests, 50 states, one day") is a political action organization to protest the policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The group organized a nationwide demonstration on February 5, 2025, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and another nationwide "No Kings on Presidents Day ...
A bronze ingot melted from the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is shown during a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (Cal Cary/The Daily Progress via AP)