NewsNewsAn 1890 Land Deed Halts Removal of Robert E. Lee Statue in VirginiaOver the last five years, a prolonged effort has ensued to remove Confederate statues from public spaces. These…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 9, 2020
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusVirginia Bishop Dies After Holding Service Amid Coronavirus Warnings. Now, Four of His Family Members Are Infected TooA week before Virginia implemented a statewide stay-at-home order, Bishop Gerald Glenn of New Deliverance…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 17, 2020
NewsNewsGov. Ralph Northam Signs Bills to Potentially Remove Confederate Monuments and to Protect the LGBTQ CommunityGov. Ralph Northam really flexed his progressive muscles when he signed two measures Saturday—one empowering local…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 13, 2020
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusWith Lack of Consistent COVID-19 Messaging From Trump Administration, Lax Responses and Misinformation May Increase Health RisksSince the coronavirus broke out in the U.S., Donald Trump has offered mixed messages on the severity of the virus,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMarch 24, 2020
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleVirginia Becomes the Latest State to Ban Hair Discrimination: 'It Is Not What We Stand For'File this under the exceedingly slim folder labeled “Good News in 2020": Virginia has become the first Southern…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMarch 5, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBest Gift Ever: Charlottesville to Celebrate End of Slavery Instead of Thomas Jefferson's BirthdayFor the first time since World War II, guess who won’t be getting a birthday party in Charlottesville, Va.?ByJay ConnorPublishedMarch 2, 2020
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack Excellence1st Grade Teacher Brings Black Excellence to the Classroom by Dressing Up as Historical Figures During Black History MonthLaToya McGriff is here to make a difference.ByJay ConnorPublishedFebruary 28, 2020
NewsNewsWhite Amateur Historian Says He Stole Slave Auction Block Plaque Because It Didn't Do Enough to Honor Descendants of SlaveryWhen a plaque disappeared off a sidewalk in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month, it raised alarm bells. The…ByAnne BraniginPublishedFebruary 13, 2020
NewsNewsThankfully, Gun Rights Rally Ends Peacefully in VirginiaThere were many fears going into Monday’s gun rights rally in Virginia. For starters, it isn’t exactly the best look…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 20, 2020
NewsNewsIt’s MLK Day Everywhere but Virginia. They’re Doing a Gun Rally Complete With Neo-Nazis InsteadThis Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s a day of remembrance when we honor one of the most renowned civil…ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 19, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters‘We Are Not Welcome’: In What Should Come as a Surprise to No One, Virginia School Board Refuses to Ban Confederate Flag From Its Dress CodeVirginia’s longstanding love affair with the Confederate flag knows no bounds. And in what should come as a surprise…ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 17, 2020
NewsNewsNew Virginia School Policy Excuses Students From School to ProtestBeginning Jan. 27, students in seventh through 12th grades in Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia…ByChanté GriffinPublishedDecember 27, 2019
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryLegendary Football Coach Herman Boone, Who Was Immortalized in Remember the Titans, Dies at 84Herman Boone, the inspiration behind the classic film Remember the Titans, died Wednesday at his home in Alexandria,…ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 19, 2019
NewsNewsVirginia Department of Corrections Apologizes After Subjecting 8-Year-Old to Unauthorized Strip SearchThe Virginia Department of Corrections has publicly apologized after it’s been revealed that an 8-year-old visiting…ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 6, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsThe Results Are In: Daniel Cameron Becomes First Black Attorney General in KentuckySo election night has come and gone, and while we still have to wait a year—or less, if we’re lucky—to rid ourselves…ByJay ConnorPublishedNovember 6, 2019
NewsNewsVirginia Strikes Down Jim Crow-Era Law Requiring Couples to Disclose Their Race on Marriage ApplicationsFor nearly 100 years, the Commonwealth of Virginia has required all couples seeking a marriage license to disclose…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 16, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSupremes to Review Whether Lee Boyd Malvo, Serving Life as Accomplice to the DC Sniper, Deserves a New SentenceThe nation’s highest court on Wednesday is set to review the life sentences handed down in the early aughts to a…ByDara SharifPublishedOctober 15, 2019
NewsNewsVirginia Man Sues Local Paper, Reporter for Accurately Reporting His Family’s Slaveholding HistoryHere’s the thing about descending from a “First Family of Virginia”—there’s going to be an abundance of receipts…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 1, 2019
NewsNewsVirginia Girl Who Accused White Classmates of Cutting Off Her Hair Now Says Her Story Was FalseSpeaking to reporters last week, a 12-year-old black girl appeared terrified and distraught as she recounted how she…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 30, 2019
NewsNewsA Black Mother Gives Birth to Baby in a Bathtub After Being Turned Away From HospitalLeo and LeeAnn Bienaime were like many first-time parents: apprehensive, unsure, and deferential to the advice of…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 19, 2019