The failure of the casino to win a majority in one of the city s heavily Black wards north of the river signals the city s demographic shift — white residents now outnumber African Americans — and the declining muscle of Richmond s Black electorate.
The center, at 3000 E. Belt Boulevard in the 8th District, appeared to be the epitome of community for Black and Hispanic people who live nearby. But a city that touts its bona fides as a just and equitable place is using tactics from the old playbook of environmental racism and political exclusion.
Instead of asking their questions directly to Chief Smith, people were asked to write them down on a notecard, hand it to a facilitator, which was then given to a host and read out loud to the chief.
RICHMOND — The city of Richmond and state officials are planning to give Confederate monuments to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, including the statue of Robert