Join The Fight to Certify The Equal Rights Amendment This Week at Artists 4 ERA!

by RVA Staff | ART, MUSEUM & GALLERY NEWS, POLITICS, RICHMOND NEWS, STREET ART, VIRGINIA POLITICS

In 2020, the Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by Virginia, making it the 38th and final state needed to add gender equality to the U.S. Constitution. However, as the Amendment has yet to be published and with the current Republican attorney general of Virginia in...

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