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For Whites (Like Me): On White Kids

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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Virginia Organizing Welcomes the Mobile Justice Tour to Fredericksburg for a Forum on Successful Reentry

Virginia Organizing Welcomes the Mobile Justice Tour to Fredericksburg for a Forum on Successful Reentry

For Immediate Release: March 12, 2014WHAT: On-site training and assistance for the restoration of rights process for former felons; information about the local “Ban-the-Box ...

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Freedom Riders for Voting Rights and the Caravan for Democracy will hold a rally in Richmond, Virginia

Freedom Riders for Voting Rights and the Caravan for Democracy will hold a rally in Richmond, Virginia

For immediate release: March 11, 2014Freedom Riders for Voting Rights and the Caravan for Democracy will hold a rally in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday, March 12 - 9 am to 10 am ...

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Equality Virginia Names OUTstanding Virginians

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

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 ...

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Cville Doctor Fasts in Protest of Government Stalemate over Medicaid

Cville Doctor Fasts in Protest of Government Stalemate over Medicaid

Published March 6, 2014Click here to see full video.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (WVIR) -Lawmakers aren't the only ones fed up with the political stalemate over Medicaid expansion in V ...

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Obama Budget Would Extend EITC’s Pro-Work Success to Childless Workers

Obama Budget Would Extend EITC’s Pro-Work Success to Childless Workers

Published March 4, 2014Posted by: Chuck MarrUpdate, March 4:  We’ve just updated our in-depth analysis of recent proposals to strengthen the EITC for chi ...

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New Virginia Trust Fund Would Pay For Closing Coverage Gap Through 2050

New Virginia Trust Fund Would Pay For Closing Coverage Gap Through 2050

Published on March 5, 2014RICHMOND, VA - Investing budget savings from accepting federal dollars to close the coverage gap could pay for expanded coverage for the next 35 yea ...

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Personal Stories Regarding The Medicaid Gap

Personal Stories Regarding The Medicaid Gap

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Jewish Immigration Advocates Push Eric Cantor To Support Broad Reforms

Jewish Immigration Advocates Push Eric Cantor To Support Broad Reforms

Published Friday, February 21, 2014Top GOP Jew Skips Hometown Event in RichmondBy Nathan Guttmann.Eric Cantor, Top GOP Jew, Changes Tune on ImmigrationThe organized Jewish communi ...

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