A new state fund could give the Patawomeck Tribe a chance to reacquire tribal land and help protect battlefield sites throughout the state where Black soldiers fought and died. “If there were any way that we could ever get anything back, we would want to see about...
Virginia Lawmakers Establish More LGBTQ Protections
This year's General Assembly session, the second in which Virginia's legislative body has been under Democratic control, saw further improvements over last year's already outstanding push for LGBTQ equality. The Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly worked...
Virginia Asian Communities, Lawmakers React To Rise In Targeted Violence
In the wake of the Atlanta shooting and other hate-fueled attacks against Asian Americans, Central Virginia's Asian American community are coming together to stand up against violence and racist stereotypes. White signs reading “End Violence Against Asians” and “Stop...
Virginia Senate Committee Rejects Hate Crime Expansion Bill
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi's bill to expand hate crimes to include crimes based on perception -- which would have had the effect of protecting gender expression, not covered under current hate crime statutes -- failed in the Virginia state Senate after backlash from both...
Projecting A Clear Message
In Chesterfield County, one couple with strong feelings about the current political climate have begun to express themselves through signs and projections on the front of their house. A Chesterfield man named Tim Barry -- no, not that one -- has turned his home into a...
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