Norfolk Chapter leader, Terry White, will be Senator Mark Warner’s guest at the State of the Union address.
Press release from Senator Warner's office: WARNER INVITES CHESAPEAKE RESIDENT AND MEDICAID BENEFICIARY TO STATE OF THE UNION ~ Terry “Bean” White, who acquired health insurance t ...
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If Louisiana can do it, why not Virginia?
"No longer ‘voiceless,’ Louisiana felons regain the right to vote," by Kira Lerner of ThinkProgress, shows the benefits of restoring voting rights to former felons on probation or ...
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House Passes Crackdown on Drug Companies
Check out Virginia Organizing leaders sharing their stories about the ridiculously high costs of prescription drugs with Rep. Abigail Spanberger. The House passed a sweeping bill ...
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Shenandoah Valley Chapters and Charlottesville Hold DACA Actions
Members of the Shenandoah Valley Chapters went to D.C. to join the national march to the Supreme Court building. In Harrisonburg on Monday, November 11, the Shenandoah Valley Chap ...
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Lynchburg Chapter DACA Prayer Vigil
About 30 people gathered for a prayer vigil to protect Dreamers on Saturday afternoon at Jackson Street United Methodist Church. by Emily Elconin The Lynchburg Chapter held a pray ...
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Newport News Transit Action
Leaders Jackie McIntyre and Jay Johnson Wavy News covered the Newport News Chapter visit to their city council on Tuesday, October 22. To watch video and read the article by Chris ...
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Norfolk School Suspensions are Too High
The Norfolk Chapter held a press conference on October 23, 2019 to protest the high suspension rate in the Norfolk public schools. The conference was covered by Wavy News at 4, 5, ...
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UVA and the History of Race: When the KKK Flourished in Charlottesville
UVA Today has been publishing an important series of articles about racism in UVA's history. The reason for the series is, from the article: "Editor’s note: Even an institution as ...
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UVA and the “Lost Cause”
(Photo courtesy Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library) Professor Elizabeth Varon of the University of Virginia has published an important history of the Confederate ...
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