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February 11, 2022
Monique Miles, who called the Jan. 6 rioters “patriots," was Virginia's deputy attorney general for government operations and transactions.
February 9, 2022
An investigation found that Everett was driving his car at more than "twice the posted 45 mph speed limit just…
Glenn Youngkin thegrio.com
February 8, 2022
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin expressed remorse on Monday over his campaign team lashing out at a high school student.
February 5, 2022
A.C. Cordoza, the only Black Republican in the Virginia House, criticized the legislative Black caucus for rejecting his application to…
SPLC Confederate thegrio.com
February 1, 2022
The SPLC launched the third edition of their Whose Heritage? Project which tracks the removal of Confederate memorials across the…
January 30, 2022
Gusty winds and falling temperatures plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze as people dig out after a powerful…
January 23, 2022
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney said he will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and isolate for…
January 22, 2022
Amelia King emailed the board apologizing for her “poor choice of words” in a note read aloud by a board…
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, wearing a black formal jacket, squints into the sun from behind a podium
January 18, 2022
The state's GOP leaders would do well to remember that they do not have a mandate to run wild with…
January 18, 2022
"You can't just brush this under the rug and think that it's going to just go away," the burn victim's…
January 18, 2022
MSNBC's Reid and others side-eyed the hypocrisy of GOP lawmakers praising King's legacy on MLK Day.
January 15, 2022
Winsome Sears, a Republican, was sworn into office outside the Virginia state capital in Richmond on Saturday.
January 5, 2022
Cheryl "Coko" Gamble shared with SWV fans on Instagram that she and son Jalen Clemons were stuck in their car…
January 4, 2022
Road crews struggled to reach hundreds of motorists on Tuesday after they were stranded all night in freezing temperatures in…
December 31, 2021
Virginia’s attorney general is taking legal action against a small town’s police department for discrimination against Black residents.
December 30, 2021
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia has agreed to house a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee…
December 28, 2021
"I always wanted to be a homeowner," said April Stringfield in Williamsburg a week ago. "It's like a dream come…
December 18, 2021
The two-term House member said the decision to step away by the end of the year was based on a…
Jackson Ward, Virginia
December 17, 2021
Black communities and elected officials are hoping money from Biden can be used to help undo the nation's decades of…
Anthony Robinson thegrio.com
December 6, 2021
An arrest was made in the death of two women whose bodies were found last month in Harrisonburg, Va., in…