The Virginia Department of Health has directed local health districts to close their vaccination pre-registration forms Friday evening, in preparation to shift to a statewide system next week. During this time, existing waiting lists will be imported to the new system and pre-registration will be temporarily unavailable throughout Virginia. Pre-registration, through the new statewide system, […]
On Wednesday, Care in Action—a nonprofit, nonpartisan group fights for domestic workers in the U.S—formally announced its endorsement of Senator Jennifer McClellan as Virginia’s next governor. McClellan has focused on bringing legal protections to domestic workers during her time in the General Assembly.
Voices of protests can come from anyone at anytime, this is especially true for students. In a society that has seen upheaval due to the pandemic, to the actions of the previous presidential administration, and even witnessing horrific tragedies in the Black and Brown community, students at middle and high schools have had enough. Over […]
Yesterday First Bank announced the launch of the Banking on Diversity initiative, a minority business funding program to improve and develop local communities. The Banking on Diversity program was created through a partnership of four community banks in the regions including Suburban Northern Virginia, Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, […]
As the 2021 Virginia campaign season has commenced, the races for Governor and Lieutenant Governor among others has featured more diverse candidates than ever before. This is especially true as an unprecedented number of Black candidates have entered the races on both a state and local level. This evening at 7:00pm Lt. Governor candidate Sean […]
Governor Ralph Northam on Wednesday announced that his Commission to Examine Racial Inequity in the Law issued its second report outlining policy recommendations to confront the impacts of discriminatory laws. Many of these recommendations are already reflected in Northam’s current legislative priorities, including measures to restore voting rights, invest in education, and expand expungements of […]
Earlier today The Collective PAC, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political representation across all levels of government, endorsed four Democratic candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates. Two of the endorsed candidates are campaigning locally in both Rod Hall (31st District) and Briana Sewell (51st). Founders of The Collective PAC, […]
These are recent reports of missing children made to local law enforcement. If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). To report a person missing in Prince William County, please call the non-emergency line at 703-792-6500. UPDATE: Baltazar Velazco Missing Since: December […]
Funding will support ongoing efforts across the Commonwealth to improve postsecondary success for students of color. Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) was awarded a grant of $725,000 from Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation to support efforts to advance equitable postsecondary outcomes across the Commonwealth’s institutions of higher […]
Protesters are gathering in Richmond and Charlottesville today as the outrage continues over the death of Xzavier Hill, an 18-year-old Black man who was killed by Virginia State Police on January 9, 2020. Hill, a resident of Charlottesville, was allegedly speeding down I-64 early in the morning when a police radar registered his speed at […]
