President Obama in Austin, Texas, speaking on economy
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President Obama speaks at an event in Austin, Texas, on the economy, jobs and the political culture in Washington, D.C.
Search Results for civil rights
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Another Democratic legislator resigns
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Richmond Democratic State Sen. Henry Marsh has joined the parade of Democrats leaving the Virginia General Assembly.
Ken Plum: A bloodless revolution
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About this time of year in 1966 I wrote a letter to my hometown newspaper, Page News and Courier, suggesting that Virginia had just undergone one of the bloodless revolutions that Thomas Jefferson had suggested would be good for society periodically.
Virginia Organizing leaders arrested at Boehner’s office
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Five Virginia Organizing leaders, including two State Governing Board members, were arrested at Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner’s office today while taking a stand in support of immigration reform.
Randy Forbes: The Wagon Wheel Illusion
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An optical illusion exists called the Wagon Wheel effect. When the wagon wheel effect is taking place, a spoked wheel appears to rotate in a different direction than its true rotation.
President Obama on the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board
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Today marks 60 years since the Supreme Court handed down its landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the first major step in dismantling the “separate but equal” doctrine that justified Jim Crow.
Raj Jayadev: Movement building and challenging mass incarceration
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I recently received a poem, “The New Jim Crows,” from an unlikely source: North Carolina Public Defender Danny Spiegel. Spiegel’s poem is an outpouring of the heartache and frustrations of his occupation, of how he is forced to bear witness to the damages of mass incarceration.
Bob Goodlatte: Honoring women of character, courage and commitment
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From the birth of our nation, women have played an integral role in history. We can all think of a woman who has influenced the course of the United States. Think of Dolley Madison, who saved the painting of George Washington from fire, or Clara Barton, founder of what is now the American Red Cross.
Virginians leading LGBT equality efforts to be recognized by Equality Virginia
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On Saturday, April 5, Equality Virginia will recognize the 2014 class of OUTstanding Virginians – those who represent Virginia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community with distinction and who are committed to moving the LGBT community forward.
Sen. Mark Warner announces new state director, deputy state director
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) announced Tuesday that Ann Edwards Rust will serve as his State Director and Lou Arnatt Kadiri will serve as his Deputy State Director.
