After Attorney General Mark Herring's ruling that Virginia colleges and universities can mandate that students and faculty get a COVID vaccine, universities and students are determining their plans for fall 2021 and beyond. Virginia colleges are beginning to announce...
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...
Joined by LGBTQ rights advocates from around Virginia, Governor Northam held a ceremonial signing of the Virginia Values Act last Thursday at Diversity Richmond. Last Thursday, Governor Ralph Northam got together with LGBTQ advocates from all over Virginia to host a...
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined 19 other state Attorneys General in asking the US Department Of Health to ease restrictions on LGBTQ blood donation. Discriminatory policies dating back to the early days of the AIDS crisis continue to place restrictions...
In the first session in over two decades with the governor's office and both houses under Democratic control, the General Assembly passed extensive legislation affecting everything from LGBTQ rights to gun control and marijuana decriminalization. Virginia lawmakers...