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VMFA Seeks Proposals for Performance Piece to Replace Flaggers Following Their City Boycott

RICHMOND, Va. — Following the Virginia Flaggers’ call to boycott the city of Richmond in the wake of Confederate monuments being removed, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is now looking for a replacement to their six-year-long running [read more ... ]

Proposal to Rename Lynchburg “Burgburg” Reaches State Committee

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Despite being named for founder and abolitionist John Lynch, a proposal to rename Lynchburg “Burgburg” has made its way to a state committee and may soon become official. RELATED (article continued below): Ballenger [read more ... ]

Amanda Chase Inadvertently Makes Perfect Case for Destroying White History

RICHMOND, Va. — In another of the apoplectic racially charged outbursts that have become her signature, Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Chesterfield) inadvertently made an airtight case for erasing white history in the United States. RELATED (article [read more ... ]

Liberty University’s New White History Course Just 50 Minutes of Staring at Statue

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Describing the course as a way of preserving white America’s rich history of enslaving and refusing civil liberties to marginalized groups of people, Liberty University announced a new class that will consist of staring at [read more ... ]

Lee Forced Into Second Surrender

RICHMOND, Va. — General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States of America surrendered for a second time on Thursday, as Gov. Ralph Northam announced that his monument would be removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond. RELATED (article continued [read more ... ]

VCU Mass Communications Student Pepper Sprays Self For Extra Credit

RICHMOND, Va. — In an attempt to both prepare for his career in journalism and bump his GPA up a notch, Shawn Hollier, a junior mass communications major at VCU, pepper sprayed himself for extra credit, sources confirmed Tuesday. RELATED (article [read more ... ]

City Finally Adds Context to Confederate Monuments

RELATED: Monument Avenue Protesters Demand Removal of Confederate Cornhole Players Mayor Levar Stoney Proposes Moving Monument Avenue, Leave Monuments Behind Virginia Flaggers Debut White Cloth Face Mask to Commemorate Confederacy Guy Who Spent [read more ... ]

Virginia Flaggers Debut White Cloth Face Mask to Commemorate Confederacy

RICHMOND, Va. — In honor of those who took second place in the Civil War, the Virginia Flaggers debuted a white cloth face mask today to commemorate the Confederacy as well as complying with Virginia’s new face covering requirements. [read more ... ]

Conservative Wants to Make Left Turn, Decides That’s a Good Enough Reason to Remove Monuments

RICHMOND, Va. — Mechanicsville resident Jimmy Davis recently disclosed that, despite his previous beliefs, he is now open to removing the monuments on Monument Avenue in order to make driving on the road more manageable. Davis, a roofer by trade, [read more ... ]