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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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