The Virginia State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Monday affirmed its full support for the adoption of Virginia’s African American History and Social Science Curriculum implementing recommendations from Governor Ralph Northam’s Commission on African American History Education in the Commonwealth. This endorsement of anti-racist education comes at […]
Governor Ralph Northam on Friday announced his appointment of Evelyn BruMar, founder and executive director of Casa BruMar Foundation, to the newly-established Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. BruMar, a local activist and advocate, has been active in Prince William County and across the Commonwealth of Virginia for years. In 2019, BruMar founded the Casa BruMar Foundation […]
Brittany Chrishawn, who suffered from broken teeth and damaged nerves during a police brutality incident, has launched the official website for The LMLM Network where other women survivors can unite and be heard. On May 13, 2021, Brittany Chrishawn (Williams-Moore) celebrated the one-year anniversary of her survival of police brutality. In celebration, she released a […]
Newly-created boards will lead multi-year legalization process, establish an equitable marijuana industry in Virginia RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced appointments to the three newly-created boards responsible for overseeing the legalization of recreational marijuana in the Commonwealth. This spring, Virginia became the first Southern state to pass adult-use cannabis legislation, with changes going into effect on […]
Saturday was a day in which several leaders, both state and local, along with family members and the Prince William County community came to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Woodbridge to celebrate the life of civil rights activist Albert E. Brooks, Sr. Brooks passed away earlier this year, and the lives of those he touched joined […]
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Supervisor Margaret Angela Franklin’s directives to create an affordable housing program passed the first step Tuesday night when the Board of Supervisors voted to initiate an update to the Housing Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan and to initiate a zoning ordinance and county code amendments to create an Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance. Both […]
Today, Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson announced that she plans to run for Congress in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District in 2022. Lawson has served on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors since first being elected in a 2014 special election to replace Supervisor Wally Covington, who resigned to accept a judgeship. She had previously […]
COVID is not the only disease we have to worry about when we travel. While COVID has changed how we travel and shed light on how easily disease can spread throughout the population, there are a number of medical concerns that travelers should be aware of while jet-setting to their favorite destinations. In this newest […]
Woodbridge Supervisor Franklin only one to vote in opposition Yesterday, during the bi-weekly Board of County Supervisors meeting, one of the agenda items was ordinance No. 21, which was the imposition of an annual license tax penalty for owners of motor vehicles that do not display current Virginia license plates and an additional penalty for […]
Cruz-Santos was murdered on July 12 in Dale City On Friday, July 16th at 7:30pm there will be a candlelight vigil in celebration of Anthony Cruz-Santos, the 17-year-old who was murdered on Monday when he was shot in Dale City off the 4700 block of Still Place near Minnieville Road. No arrests have been made […]
