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A Black Lives Matter tribute to the late George Floyd is projected onto the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Saturday night by local artist Dustin Klein, a striking signal of change.

A Black Lives Matter tribute to the late George Floyd is projected onto the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Saturday night by local artist Dustin Klein, a striking signal of change.

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Protesters and politicians alike are redefining Richmond by removing racist and obsolete symbols of oppression and inequality from public spaces

The daily explosion of young activists on Richmond streets is forcing a reckoning with Virginia’s racist past and the symbols of oppression that hang over it.