Future of Richmond s Confederate monuments leaves community divided
With a price tag of over $232,000, Richmond is seeking approval for plans to remove what s left of the city-owned Confederate monuments.
and last updated 2021-05-25 18:29:01-04
RICHMOND, Va. With a price tag of over $232,000, Richmond is seeking approval for plans to remove what s left of the city-owned Confederate monuments.
The plans primarily focus on the pedestals as many of the statues were removed last summer by protesters or work crews. The exception is the statue of Confederate General A.P. Hill, whose remains are under the statue. We are working with the Department of Historic Resources to make sure that those remains can be de-interred and interred properly, along with the descendants, Kevin Vonck, Richmond s Department of Planning and Development s Acting Director said.
City leaders push for COVID vaccine access in South Richmond: That river is a great dividing line
Citing the disproportionate impact the virus has had on seniors, plus Black and Brown people, city leaders called for more transparency when it comes to documenting who is receiving the vaccine. Statewide, race and ethnicity are missing from over 48-percent of the vaccines administered.
and last updated 2021-02-04 06:24:34-05
RICHMOND, Va. Richmond City Council members who represent districts covering the city s south side called on state and local health leaders to take steps to improve access to the COVID-19 vaccine for their residents and to provide for more transparency tracking who has gotten the vaccine so far and who are left waiting.