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July 30, 2022
Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, the first woman named president of Norfolk State University, died Wednesday at the age of 76.
July 19, 2022
CIA Director William J. Burns stated in an internal message that racism and racist symbols would not be tolerated at…
July 19, 2022
Archaeologists in Virginia began excavating three suspected graves at the original site of one of the nation's oldest Black churches…
July 9, 2022
The Virginia HBCU named retired Army Gen. Darrell K. Williams its 13th president, succeeding William R. Harvey after 44 years…
July 5, 2022
"It was hard to believe!" retiree Alonzo Coleman told Virginia Lottery officials after winning last month. "It still hasn’t hit…
July 5, 2022
Relatives and other inmate advocates said the 2020 law's reversal cruelly upended plans for reunions and homecomings.
June 21, 2022
Dr. Colin Greene, Virginia's health commissioner, earned condemnation after he rejected the role of systemic racism in public health.
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June 17, 2022
More than 200 state and local government entities across the country have declared racism a public health crisis. 
June 16, 2022
Washington Commanders assistant Jack Del Rio addressed the team to apologize for his comments about protests in the summer of 2020 and…
June 12, 2022
The Hampton Roads Black Caucus-funded program allows Portsmouth residents to hand over a gun and receive money or a gift…
June 11, 2022
Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fined $100,000 by the team for his comments about protests in…
June 9, 2022
Jack Del Rio, who now coaches for the Washington Commanders, downplayed the deadly insurrection and questioned why the summer of…
May 20, 2022
The NAACP wants to stop future acts of anti-Black domestic terrorism using law enforcement, business regulation and gun control.
Protesters March On Washington To Mark 50 Year Anniversary of Brown vs. Board Of Ed
May 13, 2022
The Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is expanding with the signature of President Joe Biden as of…
May 9, 2022
Actress Angela Bassett got an honorary doctorate from Old Dominion University in Virginia, and she delivered ODU's commencement address.
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April 30, 2022
Team Henry Enterprises has removed more than three dozen Confederate monuments in Virginia and other Southeastern states.
April 27, 2022
The University of Virginia has renewed an order banning Jason Kessler, an organizer of the Unite the Right rally, from…
April 26, 2022
A Virginia school administrator is suing the district after she was forced out of her job for what she says…
April 11, 2022
David Dietrich, a Republican local elections official in Virginia has resigned, according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office, after being accused…
April 7, 2022
A Virginia 10th-grader is being sued by his former history teacher for allegedly harassing the longtime educator with acts of…