Delegate Hala Ayala, who has represented the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2018, has been a fierce advocate for her community long before she held office. As a cyber security specialist for the U.S. Coast Guard, she defended our nation’s national security, and as the former president of the Virginia chapter […]
By Delegate Joshua Cole This past weekend, what we saw and heard from the Virginia GOP convention should give Virginia voters a wake up call. The dangerous absurdity and delusion of the Republican candidates attempting to “out Trump” each other was atrocious and absolutely the wrong direction for Virginia. Now, we know who the GOP […]
Higher Heights for America, the only national political action committee exclusively dedicated to mobilizing and electing more Black women to public office, announced on Friday its official endorsement of Jennifer Carroll Foy in her bid for Governor of Virginia. “Jennifer Caroll Foy has shown a deep commitment to ending the status quo that has left […]
Black maternal health is a crucial issue that needs to be addressed as Black women are three to four times more likely to die during childbirth and twice as likely to suffer a miscarriage than their white counterparts. Additionally, Black children are twice as likely to die from birth. The pervasive issue of Black maternal […]
Over the past week, Former Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy released almost 20 endorsements from Black local leaders from across the Commonwealth. These endorsements are a part of Carroll Foy’s efforts to build a broad coalition capable of winning the Democratic nomination for governor in the June 8th primary. “I am honored to have the support […]
Lee Carter is known for being the only Democratic Socialist elected in the Virginia General Assembly. He has often received criticism from Republicans, who went so far as to call for his resignation, as well as his Democratic colleagues in the House of Delegates. Some people would even call him an extremist, but does that […]
As the gubernatorial race continues, Fmr. Governor Terry McAuliffe is primed to make a comeback in an attempt to reclaim the Governor’s Mansion for a second term, but is his leadership outdated and better left in the past?
Dumfries Town Councilwoman Cydny A. Neville formally announced on Friday that she will seek the Democratic nomination for the 52nd House of Delegates district. Neville, a Virginia native and longtime resident of Prince William County, has served on the Dumfries Town Council since 2018 when she was first elected. “To get the change we want […]
Manassas City resident and local activist Helen Zurita announced her bid for the House of Delegates in the 50th District in a press release on Monday morning. Zurita, a long-time community advocate for the residents of Manassas City and Prince William County, ran for Manassas City Council last year. As the leader of the Save […]
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.
