HOME settles race discrimination suit against apartment owner
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A Chesterfield County apartment complex and its management have agreed to change their blanket policy on criminal record screening to settle a lawsuit.
Search Results for civil rights
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Northam addresses references to Jefferson Davis at Fort Monroe
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Gov. Ralph Northam today held a press conference to discuss the removal of letters that spelled “Jefferson Davis Memorial Park” on an iron archway and the renaming of the park at Fort Monroe in Hampton.
$2M gift to VCU benefits science communications
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A $2 million gift to support the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University will establish a need-based student scholarship and support faculty professional development.
Warner, Kaine bill would protect Fort Monroe National Monument
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to add approximately 40 coastal acres of land to Fort Monroe National Monument.
McEachin, Langevin re-introduce bill to strengthen ADA
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) introduced the Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act with Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02).
Has Donald Trump co-opted the Republican Party?
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You want to blame Donald Trump for being the source of the torrent of racism that now dominates American politics, but all he’s really done is normalize thought and speech that had been delegitimized a generation ago.
Virginia to dedicate additional funding for 2020 Census
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Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that he has identified state resources to support education and outreach efforts by the Virginia Complete Count Commission to improve the participation and representation of all communities in the 2020 Census.
Democrats to DeVos: Parents must know when seclusion and restraint occurs
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The Government Accountability Office has released a report urging the U.S. Department of Education to implement recommendations to address inaccuracies in federal restraint and seclusion data.
Local PBS Stations celebrating moon landing anniversary with free event
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Fifty years ago this July, Apollo 11 landed on the moon as a nation watched in wonder. This summer, in celebration of the golden anniversary, PBS and “American Experience” present the multi-night documentary event “Chasing the Moon.”
Planning a group bus tour of the southern US
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Over the years, the deep South has become one of the best places to visit to get in touch with the massive breadth and history that the United States holds together.
