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Manassas Democratic State Del. Lee Carter wants Virginia to commit future tax revenue from the sale of legal cannabis products to go to reparations for Black and Indigenous Virginians.
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The filibuster is still a critical device when used properly in the Senate, but it should be tougher to invoke.
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The year 2020 has been filled with major ups and downs, but nowhere has the good news been clearer than in the Virginia legislature.
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Civil rights are a set of rights afforded to the citizens of a society that protect them from discrimination and repression.
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Historically Virginia has been a laggard in making it easy and convenient to vote. In fact, most voting laws in the past had the intention of making it difficult for most and impossible for some to vote.
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One hundred years ago, U.S. women gained a political voice — they were granted the right to vote.
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In a meeting on Thursday night, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted for the prompt removal of the “At the Ready” monument that sits outside the Albemarle County Courthouse.
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Virginia and the southern states of the Confederacy lost the Civil War with the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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The rage, desperation, and determination which continue to bring tens of thousands of Americans to the streets in protest against racism and injustice hopefully will be just the beginning.
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A “True Sons of Freedom” exhibition highlighting the stories of African-Americans from the state who fought overseas will be on display at the Augusta County Library.
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