On Monday, the agenda for today’s Prince William Board of County Supervisor (BOCS) meeting became public, and one item on the agenda is especially troubling. After last month’s Jail Board appointments, Supervisor Jeanine Lawson (R-Brentsville) proposed removing County Executive Chris Martino from the Jail Board to replace him with Supervisor Yesli Vega. There is no […]
Last week, the PW Perspective reported on the peaceful demonstration that took place at Potomac Mills and the protests in Manassas where Delegate Lee Carter was attacked by state police. This article takes a look at what has been happening in neighboring communities. Video was recorded in all three locations, however, the PW Perspective has […]
Mayor Derrick Wood of Dumfries will host an interactive forum next week titled “A Conversation with Black Men about Being Black in 2020.” This event comes as the nation witnessed yet another tragic murder of a black man at the hands of a policeman, this time in Minneapolis, earlier this week. The two-night event will […]
During a virtual kick-off on Wednesday, Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbidge) officially launched her campaign to become the first Black woman elected governor of any state in the United States. Carroll Foy was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017. In March, 2020, she filed paperwork for her gubernatorial run, and prior […]
It feels like Black people were running for their lives from racist terror only to run into the murderous face of COVID-19, only to start running for their lives from COVID-19 only to run into the murderous face of racist terror. — Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 26, 2020 When will it stop? When […]
“In order to address the issue of climate change we must first challenge the racist policies that has impacted the environment to begin with.” These were the words of the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Co-Chairman of the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/), as he spoke during a recent Zoom conference on “The Intersection of […]
Governor Ralph Northam today announced the award of more than $95 million in federal grant funding to 229 localities, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies throughout Virginia to support state and local criminal justice programs. The Criminal Justice Services Board of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) approved these grants during its May 21 […]
After hearing input from citizens on Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) appointed Reverend Cozy Bailey, Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, and Tracy Lennox to the Jail Board. The majority of those who spoke during public comment time supported the elimination of the 287(g) program, and the newly appointed members of the Jail Board […]
On Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) is expected to vote on appointments to the regional Jail Board, which oversees the 287(g) policy, a controversial program that was established in 2007 by former BOCS Chair Corey Stewart. According to the ACLU, “The 287(g) program deputizes local police officers to act as federal […]
Supervisors Margaret Angela Franklin, Victor Angry, and Andrea Bailey sent a letter to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) on Monday urging for better multi-lingual outreach and more resources to communities of color to combat COVID-19. Recent data from the VDH shows that the Woodbridge District zip codes 22191 and 2193 have the highest COVID-19 […]
