A Sudden Push for Felon Voting Rights in a Most Unlikely Place
Published in The Root on July 24, 2014Right now there is a stream of legislation on Capitol Hill that could open the door to restoration of the vote for millions of disenfranchise ...
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Criminal box to be dropped on city job application
Published by The Danville Register and Bee on Wednesday June 18, 2014. By Denice Thibodea Danville City Council chambers erupted into applause near the end of its Tuesda ...
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Deserving of a Second Chance
Published by the Danville Register and BeeBy Marty JacksonI am a returning citizen, a Danville native with felony convictions on my criminal record. When I was younger, I made mis ...
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City urged to eliminate felon question on job applications
Published by the Danville Register & Bee on Wednesday, June 4, 2014By John R. Crane Organizations are urging Danville’s government to get rid of questions on i ...
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For Whites (Like Me): On White Kids
Published Augest 23, 2013 by Jennifer HarveyDear Parents of White Children,I vote that we strike the following from our parental lexicon:1. "Everybody is equal."2. ...
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Equality Virginia Names OUTstanding Virginians
Published March 11, 2014Awardees will be honored for representing Virginia's LGBT community with distinction in their respective fieldsBy John RileyEquality Virginia, the comm ...
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Spotsylvania Mural Under Scrutiny
Published March 9, 2014BY JEFF BRANSCOME / THE FREE LANCE–STARSpotsylvania County may expand a mural in its main government building in response to criticism of the piece ...
Read More »Federal judge strikes down Va. ban on gay marriage
Pubished on February 13, 2014By Robert BarnesA federal judge in Norfolk struck down as unconstitutional Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage Thursday night, saying the c ...
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Supreme Court Throws Out Federal Defense of Marriage Act, Elevating Rights of Same-Sex Couples
By Stephen Rosenfeldhttp://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/scotus-throws-out-domaIn the first of two highly anticipated same-sex marriage cases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled th ...
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Virginia Organizing Speaks Out Against Discrimination Today
January 17, 2013Today, Virginia Organizing Vice Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter spoke at a press conference against discrimination. Virginia Organizing supports senate bill 701 to p ...
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