CheatsMovement, Author at The Cheats Movement

Politics, RVA

WHO’S GOT NEXT?: ONE-ON-ONE WITH ALEXSIS RODGERS (CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR)

October 27, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

In our second of 3 candidate interviews, Cheats goes one-on-one with Alexsis Rodgers. Questions were submitted by Cheats Movement followers...

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Politics, RVA

WHO’S GOT NEXT?: ONE-ON-ONE WITH KIM GRAY (CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR)

October 22, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

In our first of 3 candidate interviews, Cheats goes one-on-one with Councilwoman Kim Gray. Questions were submitted by Cheats Movement...

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VOICES

VOICES: TAKING ACTION ON SYSTEMIC RACISM BY SEN. JENNIFER McCLELLAN

October 18, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Systemic racism is not a new term. It is well known and commonly discussed within and around communities of color....

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Hip-hop

RVA STAPLE LEE’S CHICKEN GETS ITS PROPER RESPECT IN NEW HONGO1 X NOAH-O VISUAL

October 16, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Richmond MC Noah-O has been on an unprecedented run in 2020. The TRILLipino rhyme spitta has released eight albums in...

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Politics, RVA

WHO’S GOT NEXT? ALEXSIS RODGERS SAYS SHE IS READY TO LEAD RICHMOND, BUT IS RICHMOND READY FOR HER?

October 12, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

A relatively small number of progressive activists dominate RVA’s political social media platforms, and if they could determine elections, Alexsis...

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Politics, RVA

WHO’S GOT NEXT?: KIM GRAY HAS MASTERED THE ART OF SAYING NO…WILL RICHMONDERS SAY YES TO HER AS THEIR NEXT MAYOR

October 8, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

I’m a huge Hamilton the Musical fan (Ah, who isn’t). In the play (and I guess in life, though the...

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Politics, RVA

WHO’S GOT NEXT?: DON’T TRUST LOCAL POLLS. IF RICHMOND POLLS WERE RIGHT IN ’16 WE’D HAVE MAYOR JOE

October 6, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

A note about local polls: DON’T TRUST THEM! I say this as someone that understands that polls are important to...

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Politics, RVA

WHO’S GOT NEXT? LEVAR STONEY’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN IS A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE: 1 TERM VS. 1 YEAR.

October 5, 2020 by CheatsMovement 1 Comment

Who’s Got Next? is a series of articles I’ll be writing about the leading candidates in the upcoming election for...

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VOICES

VOICES: F*CK CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: A GLOBAL LEGACY OF IMPERIALISM, ANTI-BLACKNESS, WHITE SUPREMACY BY SIONA PETEROUS

October 1, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

My earliest debate about why we should get rid of Christopher’s Columbus statues and the holiday was in 8th grade....

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Hip-hop

RADIO B DELIVERS POWERFUL MESSAGE IN SEASON 3 PREMIERE OF BREWER’S SESSION

September 25, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Richmond MC Radio B has really been making his mark in 2020. Even in the midst of a global pandemic,...

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VOICES

VOICES: “WE ARE FIGHTING FOR MANY ISSUES, POLICE BRUTALITY WAS JUST THE BRICK PLACED ON THE GAS PEDAL” BY CHRISTIAN CARTER-ROSS

September 23, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

I am saddened. I am frustrated. I am encouraged. I am hopeful. Like many of you, I am feeling a...

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Community

RICHMOND IS SEEKING ITS FIRST-EVER POET LAUREATE

September 21, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

This is some exciting news for Richmond’s art community. The City has launched applications for Richmond’s very-first Poet Laureate. According...

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VOICES

VOICES: THE VILLAGE IS BURNING BY KIM YOUNG, LCSW

September 15, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

The estimated youth population in Richmond hovers around 41,000, of that 41,000 Black youth make up more than half of...

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VOICES

VOICES: UNDER THE SHADOW OF LOOKING BACK, LET’S RE-IMAGINE MONUMENT AVENUE BY R. ANTHONY HARRIS

September 9, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Looking at the Lee statue and the Marcus-David Peters Circle — I see a place of discourse. Greek philosophers, Socrates...

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Culture

JOHN MARSHALL HIGH IS READY TO “TAP IN” THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH VIRAL VIDEO

September 7, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Let’s face it, we don’t have much to be excited about regarding this upcoming school year. COVID-19 is still here...

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Community

BLACK SPACES MATTER: A QUICK STOP BY THE ‘RESILIENCY GARDEN AT THE ICA’ – OPENING ON 9/12

September 6, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Richmond Community Activist and Founder of Happily Natural Day Duron Chavis AKA Brother Manifest in collaboration with the ICA at...

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VOICES

VOICES: WE NEED TO FIX THE ROOTS BY BRENT BUTLER (BIG B)

September 2, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

I am many things. To my students at John Marshall High School, I am a role model. To my baseball...

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “DISRUPT THE SYSTEM” BY MITCHELL PRICE @PORTSBYMITCH

September 1, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Today’s photo essay comes from @PortsbyMitch. I really love this collection of photos because they capture the spirit of protest,...

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VOICES

VOICES: PRAISE THE LIVING – RAISE THE DEAD: AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR BELOVED YOUNGINS AT THE FRONT LINE BY FREE BANGURA

August 30, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

For GABRIEL WEEK 2020… Dearly Beloved Front Line Warriors Who Have Just Begun to Fight, I’m writing to you in...

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Culture

THE L’S JUST KEEP COMING IN 2020, REST EASY CHADWICK BOSEMAN

August 29, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

I’m not even going to try to BS everyone, 2020 has me mentally and emotionally exhausted. This year has me...

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “MORE TO THE MOVEMENT” BY KESHIA EUGENE @CHOCOLATEKESH

August 27, 2020 by CheatsMovement 1 Comment

There are so many different angles to the demonstrations taking place in Richmond. There are marches, teach-ins, advocacy at the...

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Hip-hop

NDEFRU PLACES THE SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORIC JACKSON WARD IN HIS NEW VIDEO “H.O.T.S. (HARLEM OF THE SOUTH)” FT. SAM REED

August 23, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

The historic Jackson Ward neighborhood, in Richmond, Virginia, was the center Black culture in the early 20th century. Home to...

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VOICES

VOICES: LET’S FACE IT, PEOPLE ARE CALLING FOR REFORMS, WHAT WE NEED IS A REVOLUTION BY DURON CHAVIS

by CheatsMovement No Comments

Those of us who study history, particularly the black liberation movement, it is understood that the civil rights movement did...

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VOICES

VOICES: DIFFERENT PEOPLE. DIFFERENT LIES. SAME TITLES. BY JEWEL JORDAN

August 21, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

It is a running joke in society that you can’t trust politicians and lawyers. And, as with most humor, the...

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Community, Culture, Photography, RVA

AN INTERVIEW WITH DUSTIN KLEIN & ALEX CRIQUI, THE DUO BEHIND THE AMAZING PROJECTIONS AT MARCUS-DAVID PETERS CIRCLE

August 17, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Unless you’ve been completely disconnected from the protest movement currently happening in Richmond, then I’m sure you’ve seen, either in-person...

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VOICES

VOICES: WITH EYES WIDE-OPEN, MY FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES IS EVOLVING DAILY BY RANDY WILSON

August 16, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

How are you determining if Black lives matter more now than they did yesterday, last week, or anytime? Please don’t...

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Hip-hop

RADIO B’S “ARREST THE KILLERS” ECHOES THE NATIONAL CALL FOR ACTION IN DEFENSE OF BREONNA TAYOR

August 14, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

Richmond hip-hop mogul Radio B has been of a roll lately. Following the release of his latest album All Art...

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VOICES

VOICES: “OTHER” IS NOT A RACE, DO YOU SEE ME NOW? BY PATRICIA BRADBY

August 12, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

There is no denying it, 2020 has been the most bizarre year of my life. It has taken a wave...

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “IN SOLIDARITY” BY PHUONG TRAN @RUABIETBAY

August 9, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

I’m so excited to post this photo essay. I’ve been a fan of Phuong Tran @ruabietbay for quite a while...

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VOICES

VOICES: WHAT WAS THAT STATUE? BY PRABIR MEHTA

by CheatsMovement No Comments

I remember my first time seeing the Lee monument. I was 9 years old and still fresh to the USA....

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “THE ENERGY OF THE PEOPLE” BY KEGHAM HOVSEPIAN @ARMENIANKENNEDY

August 5, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

We got another dope photo essay, from another amazing photographer. The work of Kegham Hovsepian speaks for itself. The energy...

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VOICES

VOICES: NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS BY JESSICA PERGERSON

by CheatsMovement No Comments

Never in a million years would I have ever imagined that I would actively and whole-heartedly become a revolutionary, determined...

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “A DEEPER MESSAGE” BY JODY ADAMS @JO_D_ADAMS

August 2, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

I’m super excited to highlight the photography and artistic vision of Jody Adams @jo_d_adams. Jody’s dopeness is not just in...

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VOICES

VOICES: A LETTER OF HOPE TO MY CITY BY NICOLE MASON

by CheatsMovement No Comments

Dear Richmond, RVA, & the Greater 804, This is an open letter of hope to my city! Four months ago,...

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VOICES

VOICES: THE SANCTUARY OF TOPHET BY BOBBY FRESH

July 31, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

The sanctuary of Tophet is sacrificial burial ground. Phoenician and Carthaginian Religion requires these sacrifices for the god Baal. The...

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Hip-hop

JUNNIE MAC & NAMEBRAND BRING LYRICAL ART TO MONUMENT AVE

by CheatsMovement No Comments

I love the music rising out of the civil unrest movement taking place in Richmond. Richmond hip-hop has really stepped...

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VOICES

VOICES: FINDING JESUS IN THE TEAR GAS BY LAUREN GARCIA

July 29, 2020 by CheatsMovement 28 Comments

I was baptized in an evangelical church as an infant. We don’t sprinkle or submerge, it’s more symbolic. You get...

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “THE POWER OF THE DRUM” BY DAVE PARRISH @RVAPHOTOG

July 28, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

In many ways, Marcus-David Peters Circle has become the epicenter of all things Richmond. Photographers have captured many uplifting and...

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “PROTECT YOURSELF” BY DAVID KENEDY @DAVID_KENEDY_PHOTO

July 27, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments

The weekend brought some of the highest tension to date between police and protesters. For those following closely, it’s fair...

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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “CHANGE IN THE AIR” BY @_INNERVATOR

by CheatsMovement 1 Comment

I continue to seek out and find some of the best street photographers – scratch that – street journalists –...

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