Since this event’s founding in 2007, the legal community has provided almost 20 million pounds of food to Virginia’s food banks Yesterday, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares visited the Dumfries ACTS Food bank as his office will be participating in the 16th Annual Legal Food Frenzy (LFF) to help raise money for food banks across Virginia. […]
Meet James Harris, an African American father, veteran, author, entrepreneur, and mental health therapist, who has created an interactive journal for men and boys entitled Man Just Express Yourself that encourages them to express themselves in a healthy way. James says that part of the reason why he wrote the book is because he feels that the […]
A. Dule Pyle to establish cross-dock service centers in City of Manassas Governor Glenn Youngkin and Delegate Michelle Maldonado yesterday announced that A. Duie Pyle (Pyle), a premier provider of asset and non-asset-based supply chain solutions, will establish a cross-dock service center in the City of Manassas. Pyle’s Manassas facility, located at 10461 Colonel Court, […]
MLS financing partnership with a syndicate of Black banks is first of its kind among sports leagues, marks transformative moment in closing the Black-white economic gap in the United States Major League Soccer last week announced that it would leverage a historic $25 million loan from a syndicate of Black banks, marking the first time any sports […]
Lorton, VA – Makya Little, a former FBI employee and CIA Officer who announced her candidacy for Virginia’s House of Delegates last month to represent a newly drawn district, won the Mount Vernon District Democratic Committee’s annual straw poll for HD-19. This was the 14th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration and Straw Poll, hosted and co-chaired […]
A criminal record can become a permanent scarlet letter on an individual’s life, and for many within marginalized communities, it is the barrier that impacts their ability to achieve the American Dream. A record significantly affects an individual’s ability to get a house, job, public benefits, and even occupational licenses. This weekend, there will be […]
Back on Feb 16, 2022, Makya Little, a long-time education equity advocate and candidate for the newly drawn 19th District House of Delegates, spoke on the need for the Prince William County School Board to reconsider ending the mask mandates for public schools. She spoke about the need for the board to think about the […]
Throughout the season, the PW Perspective will cover the Northern Virginia Rampage semi-professional football team as it enters its inaugural season. Back in January, we spoke with co-owner and head coach Jason Rock, defensive and special teams coordinator Rod Anderson and Vice President of Operations Trent Clark about their expectations. In February, we met some […]
During the General Assembly, Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-31st House District) honored civil rights trailblazers Isabel Allende and Dolores Huerta during International Women’s Day. In addition, Guzman called out the systemic racism that continued against the Latinx community. The transcript of the video is above:
A controversial bill to largely undo a new criminal-justice transparency law in Virginia will be worked out behind closed doors in the General Assembly session’s last week. The Democratic-led state Senate voted 26-13 Tuesday to send the legislation to a conference committee, a small panel of legislators that will work out its details and present a final […]
