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Gov. Ralph Northam announced today that since he took office just over a year ago, his administration has restored the civil rights of 10,992 Virginians previously convicted of a felony.
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Congress is pressing U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind Obama-era guidance on school discipline.
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Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader, feminist and civil rights activist, will speak at Shenandoah University on Monday, Sept. 10.
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A coalition of national fair housing groups today asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to order HUD to reinstate a federal requirement that local and state governments address segregated housing patterns as a condition of receiving HUD funding.
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In partnership with Travel South USA, the U.S. Civil Rights Trail is a collection of more than 100 churches, courthouses, schools, museums and other landmarks primarily in the Southern states where activists challenged segregation in the 1950s and 1960s to advance social justice.
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Bernice A. King, the daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and CEO of The King Center, will give the featured keynote address during Washington and Lee University’s annual multi-day observance of King’s birthday, “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today dedicated a newly renovated state office building in honor of Barbara Johns.
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Civil rights activist Bob Zellner is at it again—working for justice and equality.
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The newly renovated building located at 202 N. 9th Street on Capitol Square in Richmond will bear the name of civil rights pioneer Barbara Johns.
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Diane Nash will be the featured keynote speaker during Washington and Lee University’s annual multi-day MLK observance.
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