Former Richmond City Mayor and former Governor Doug Wilder puts the marker down on schools over statues; substance over form.
In the wake of Confederate flag supporters demonstrating on Monument Avenue, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is showing how to properly handle a demonstration.
Dichotomies aren’t dismissed as false merely because they are uncomfortable to hear… between destroying monuments and funding schools, let’s talk.
Destroying Confederate memorials would cost the City of Richmond $3 million in property tax revenue, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Something has to give, and if there’s a solution to be found? Start where folks are hurting the most — in the City of Richmond.
The question is, will Charlottesville’s Wes Bellamy demonstrate similar leadership?
