The Prince William Democratic Women’s Caucus alongside dozens of high-profile racial, environmental, and economic justice groups across the Commonwealth have joined together to sponsor a series of public debates pertaining to the three upcoming statewide Democratic primary elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General in June 2021. Last night, Virginia voters had a chance […]
On Monday, Governor Ralph Northam, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, and Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw jointly issued the following statement after both houses of the General Assembly passed legislation to ban capital punishment in the Commonwealth. House Bill 2263, sponsored by Delegate Mike Mullin, and Senate Bill 1165, sponsored by Senator Scott Surovell, which are identical bills, […]
On Saturday, the Virginia State Conference NAACP issued the following statement condemning the ‘racist dog-whistle remarks’ made by Virginia State Senators Chap Petersen and Dick Saslaw during last Thursday’s Senate Education Committee meeting: “HB2305, patroned by Del. Roslyn Tyler, would have required the Virginia Board of Education to issue guidance on the governance of academic […]
On Tuesday February 16th, Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors (BOCS) convened for their third and final meeting of the month. It was a double session with the first meeting at 2:00 pm and the second closed session at 7:30 pm. During the opening session the Board authorized the conveyance of various easements across Prince […]
Today, the Virginia House of Delegates passed 55-45 the Senate version of the Voting Rights Act of Virginia (SB1395) to protect Virginia voters from suppression, discrimination, and intimidation. The bill now heads to Governor Ralph Northam’s desk for signing. The House version of the Voting Rights Act (HB 1890) is slated for a vote in […]
In October 2020, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors authorized the creation of a Racial and Social Justice Commission with the mission of examining the state of racial and social justice for people of color in the County: “The Commission, to include Prince William County citizens, will examine ways to reduce racial disparities, treat […]
Our Commonwealth’s relationship with capital punishment spans over four centuries. The first execution in the New World took place in Jamestown in 1608, when Captain George Kendall was executed in Jamestown on charges of espionage. Since that fateful day in 1608, Virginia has since put to death a record-shattering 1,300 people, including the most women […]
Democrat Angelia Williams Graves, has been declared the winner of Tuesday’s special election in Virginia’s 90th House District against Republican nominee, Sylvia Bryant, to represent parts of Norfolk and Virginia Beach in the Virginia House of Delegates. Securing 63.49% of the vote, Graves earned the support of 3,668 voters in HD-90 while Bryant secured 2,103 […]
Today, Idris O’Connor (D) officially announced his candidacy for the 31st District in the Virginia House of Delegates, releasing the following statement: “I am running for the Virginia House of Delegates in the 31st District to bring equity into our education system, expand healthcare access, and advocate for affordable housing. Our middle and working-class residents […]
Amid a year plagued by illness, and long overdue racial-reckoning, one Virginia resident sought to channel trauma into activism.
