On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana held a press conference discussing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court. During his press conference, he asserted that the Supreme Court was wrong in its decision of Loving v. Virginia. Loving v. Virginia was the 1967 Supreme Court case that led […]
On Wednesday, former Del. Hala Ayala, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2021, announced her intention to run for state senate in the newly formed 33rd district. A long-time community leader and activist, Ayala was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017. She served two terms representing the 51st district before winning the […]
On Wednesday the Coalition to Build the National Museum of the American People announced that Rev. Al Sharpton and Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, have signed on to support the proposed museum to be built in Washington, D.C. A renowned civil rights leader, Rev. Sharpton is a fierce believer in the philosophies […]
Virginia’s state-run psychiatric hospitals have been in crisis mode for years. But the last nine months have brought a series of new emergencies, from the July decision to temporarily close to new admissions to a recent lawsuit against the state for failing to admit a juvenile patient going through a mental health crisis. The turmoil has brought renewed scrutiny […]
Last month, the PW Perspective featured One Word Community Church in Woodbridge as one of the local churches for the ‘Faith In Action’ series. On Friday, OWCC held their 8th annual Pastors and Partners Dinner, hosting more than 20 different ministries from across the country as they enjoyed fellowship, honored those servants who went beyond […]
There can be several barriers for an individual to have their records expunged, and rarely is the opportunity available for many to have their records expunged in one sitting. On Saturday in Dumfries, those doors were opened with the highly anticipated Expungement Clinic. Prior to the clinic, there was an information session held last week […]
The General Assembly failed at finding a path to starting recreational marijuana sales this year, but a law outlining stricter regulations for retailers selling what one lawmaker called “juiced-up” synthetic products made its way through the legislature last week with bipartisan support. The bill, which is now before Gov. Glenn Youngkin, explicitly bans sales of any substance […]
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. […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced on Wednesday that he would send a bill to the General Assembly in the upcoming special session to suspend Virginia’s gas tax for three months. This call for relief comes at a time when gas prices have sky-rocketed across the country due to international conflict. Over the course of the past […]
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 […]
