As the Jim Crow Era began to reach its end, Black voters overwhelmingly began to vote for Democratic candidates. With the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson ushered in a new age of American politics. The Democratic Party that once the party of Jim Crow and segregation became the […]
Voters across Virginia will take to the polls tomorrow to choose the Commonwealth’s next governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Virginians will also cast their votes for House of Delegates. As Virginia’s premier anti-racist news outlet, PW Perspective has the responsibility to endorse candidates who will fight against racism and for the people of Virginia […]
If you are attending any NFL game in stadiums across the country, you’re going to be standing a little longer than usual for the national anthem. That’s because in addition to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” they are now going to also be playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, the Black national anthem. While this symbolic gesture […]
The Virginia gubernatorial election is just a month and a half away, and the field is looking as hopeless as a superhero movie starring Ben Affleck. The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race has Democrat former Governor Terry McAuliffe facing off against Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin, but despite McAuliffe’s decades-long political career, his campaign, yet again, displayed […]
What has been a never-ending conflict perpetrated by predominantly right-winged agitators finally made its way to the steps of Prince William County on Wednesday night. The war over the teaching of Critical Race Theory, which has turned into a myriad of heated school board meetings all over the country, including Loudoun County, escalated at the […]
On Tuesday during the Prince William County Board of Supervisors meeting, Police Chief Peter Newsham discussed a myriad of issues, from programs they have initiated to defending a recent investigation of a private citizen who sent an email to Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey. Although most of the conversation stemmed from the latter, there was […]
This article was delayed due to technical issues with pwperspective.com. Three weeks ago saw the third annual BlerdCon take Arlington, Virginia by storm. The Crystal City Hyatt served as the venue for a vibrant gathering of hundreds of Black nerds. But what is BlerdCon and why does it exist? First taking place in Arlington back […]
In this week’s episode we discuss the issues with facial recognition bias and it’s racial implications. There are new laws in effect that could potentially curb its use and by doing so, reduce the unfair criminalization of Black and Brown people. Also, during the show we discussed solutions to dealing with curbing racial bias in […]
On this episode we address the controversy behind Critical Race Theory.
In this episode, we explore the recent media treatment of Black athletes as the NIL agreements become the law in collegiate sports. We also discuss the unfair treatment of Black athletes in the Olympic rulings, and in this week’s “Do the Right Thing,” we discuss selective outrage by the media in the wake of Bill […]
