Today, Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) celebrated the signing of HB 2137, a bill to provide annual paid sick leave to home health workers. Sen. McClellan was one of two Senate co-patrons of Del. Elizabeth Guzman’s (D-Prince William) bill. Governor Northam ceremonially signed the bill into law this afternoon. HB 1237 will provide 5 days of […]
Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-11), candidate for Lieutenant Governor, will host a virtual discussion with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan For Moms, on Wednesday, June 2nd.In February of 2021, as reports showed millions of women forced to leave their jobs and women’s workforce participation hitting a 33-year low, Del. Rasoul introduced a Virginia Marshall […]
(Manassas, VA) – If you need a COVID-19 test, this is the final week that the FREE COVID-19 testing sites will operate in the Prince William Health District (PWHD). Final free testing schedule: Thursday, May 27, 2021 No Testing Friday, May 28, 2021 Splashdown Water Park 7500 Ben Lomond Park Rd., Manassas, VA 20109 Start […]
Howard University in Washington, D.C. announced on Wednesday that the University’s School of Fine Arts will be renamed after the late Chadwick Boseman, the actor known for portraying King T’Challa, the Black Panther. Boseman, a Howard University alumnus, passed away in August 2020 after a battle with colon cancer. After his death, it became public […]
Kristen Clarke became the first Black woman to serve as the newly confirmed Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday. The Collective PAC, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation and power across all levels of government, released the following statement: “The Collective […]
Recently, Fairfax County School Board Representative Abrar Omeish was criticized for making comments on the recent conflict between Israel and Palestine, which ended on Friday in a cease-fire. Omeish has received death threats and requests for resignation after she tweeted the following: She later added the following tweet: In spite of her taking down the […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced the award of more than $135.8 million in grant funding to localities, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies throughout Virginia to support state and local criminal justice programs. The Criminal Justice Services Board (CJSB) of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) approved the grants during its May 20 virtual […]
This evening the Racial and Social Justice Commission will be hosting their monthly meeting at the McCoart Building from 6:30pm – 8pm. Among the topics they will be discussing will be unity in the community, as representatives from the Muslim Association of Virginia will be speaking. In addition, representatives from Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today unveiled the nation’s first public statewide health equity dashboards, providing a snapshot of the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts and making key data more accessible to Virginia residents. “The pandemic has placed a spotlight on longstanding health inequities and the harm caused by structural racism,” said Governor Northam. “Virginia continues to […]
Councilwoman Cydny A. Neville announced on Tuesday that she, along with a volunteer committee, will be hosting the inaugural Juneteenth Parade in the Town of Dumfries at 7 p.m. on June 19, 2021. Juneteenth is a historically Black holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the United States. The celebration dates back to […]
