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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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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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VOICES

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

August 23, 2020 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: 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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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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Culture, Features

LET’S TALK REPARATIONS BY TAWNYA PETTIFORD-WATES, Ph.D.

August 14, 2020 by Tawnya Pettiford-Wates 1 Comment
In honor of the murder of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014, and the beginning of The Black Lives Matter...
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Hip-hop

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

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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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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: WHAT WAS THAT STATUE? BY PRABIR MEHTA

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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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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

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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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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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VOICES

VOICES: NEVER FORGETTING BY KIMBERLY A. MATTHEWS, PH.D & RAYMOND PIERRE HYLTON, PH.D

July 26, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments
One of the first efforts that shaped the Campaign for Human Dignity in the 1960s happened right here in the...
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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “TELL THE STORY” BY CHANDLER MANN @SHOTBY_CHAN

July 21, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments
I’m excited to share the fantastic photography of Chandler Mann @shotby_chan. Each photo tells a story of what’s been happening...
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Hip-hop

SHAWN TRAPP “SHINE(S) THRU HATE” IN NEW SINGLE DEDICATED TO YOUTH AWARENESS & EDUCATION

July 20, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments
Shine Thru Hate is a new website built to raise awareness and educate youth about the current movement to defend...
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VOICES

VOICES: THE NEW RICHMOND BUSY BEING BORN BY THAD WILLIAMSON, PH.D.

July 19, 2020 by CheatsMovement 1 Comment
The Emerging New Richmond Politics: Two Observations The most visible symbols of the Confederacy soon will be gone. The damage...
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Photography

PHOTO ESSAY: “RECKONING IN RICHMOND” BY BRIAN PALMER @BXPNYC

July 17, 2020 by CheatsMovement No Comments
Let me be frank, Brian Palmer is The Man! And I mean that in the best way possible. The Peabody...
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The Cheats Movement is dedicated to hip-hop culture, politics, and community activity. We see our community different than most, therefore, #WESEEIT