Twice the usual number of restaurants opened in Richmond last year, and owners are now finding that the city might not have enough cooks, servers, and bartenders to go around. Significantly more food establishments opened in the greater Richmond area this year than...
Sex Ed Is Key to Reducing Teen Pregnancy, Advocates Say
States requiring schools to teach sex education have lower teen pregnancy rates; some say high teen pregnancy rates in some Virginia localities are a direct result of the lack of a sex ed requirement in the Commonwealth's schools. In the early 2000s, Martinsville, a...
Four Percent of Marriages in Virginia Have Been Same-Sex Unions
Since marriage equality came to Virginia, a significant amount of the marriages taking place in the state have been same-sex marriages. Same-sex couples have made up 1 of every 26 marriages in Virginia since such unions were legalized in the commonwealth in 2014. In a...
Black Women Far More Likely Than Whites to Die Giving Birth
For black women, childbirth can be a death sentence. African American women are three to four times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. Last fall, Tanaca McCargo, a Chesterfield native, found out she was expecting her second child....
Health Commissioner Says Most Whites Are Unconsciously ‘Anti-Black’
The commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health faces backlash after stating that most white people are unconsciously “pro-white” and “anti-black.” Dr. Norman Oliver’s remarks came through a weekly message last week sent to VDH employees. Oliver, who is...
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