Richmond—Today, student and youth organizers from the Virginia Student Power Network filed a lawsuit suing the City of Richmond, the Richmond Police Department, and the Virginia State Police for violating their constitutional right to free speech, assembly, and protest. The lawsuit requests an immediate order to stop these violations. This lawsuit comes is a direct […]
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In News That Surprises No One, Republicans Are Spreading Disinformation Online
We all love the Internet. I mean, what’s not to love about something that allows you to watch cute cat videos, chat with your friends who live half a world away, and allow you to get the news of the day with just a click of a button? via GIPHY But we all know that […]
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Communications Manager Job Description
About Progress Virginia: Progress Virginia is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media strategies. As Virginia’s progressive communications and digital hub, we work all year round to engage citizens from across the Commonwealth around issues of immediate state or local concern. Our mission […]
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Progress Virginia Calls on Senator Chap Petersen to Apologize For Racist Comments
Fairfax, Virginia—Progress Virginia is calling for Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax City) to immediately apologize for the racist comments made on the John Fredericks Show yesterday. Senator Petersen said the atrocities committed during the Jim Crow era, segregation, and Massive Resistance were “bad decisions…but at least they had a school system, ok, at least they had […]
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The Felony Threshold Will Increase This Summer and It’s About Time
Hi. Hello. Good day to you. My name is LaTwyla Mathias and I am a Black woman in America. This makes my health, wealth, and way of life subpar in comparison to any white American. Bet you didn’t know you were getting a dose of cold hard fact when you read this blog, but whoop, […]
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Stop Riding the Fence: Resources on How to End White Supremacy
A list of resources for people to plug into in Virginia to take action against racism. *This list isn’t comprehensive. We’d love to hear from people with more ideas and suggestions Sign up for New Virginia Majority’s email list. Our partners at NVM are mobilizing to end mass incarceration, expand voting rights, build just economic […]
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Some Confederate Monuments Will Come Down, But There’s Still More Work To Do
Richmond, Virginia—Grassroots activists who have worked for years to remove the racist monuments to white supremacy from public spaces have something to celebrate today with the announcement that the statue of celebrated racist and traitor to the United States, Robert E. Lee, will finally be removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue. Additionally, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney […]
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Progress Now Statement on White Supremacy
The undersigned state affiliates of ProgressNow released the following statement today regarding last week’s murder of George Floyd and the ongoing murder of Black people at the hands of police in this country. “George Floyd. Jamar Clark. Philando Castile. Thurman Blevins. Ahmaud Aubrey. Breonna Taylor. Marcus-David Peters. Freddie Gray. Patrick Harmon. Darrien Hunt. Damon Grimes. […]
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Coronavirus Double Whammy: Death and Economic Inequality for Virginia’s Communities of Color
The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating gross inequalities in the Commonwealth. Rampant racism and systemic discrimination existed way before the pandemic, but now they’ve left communities of color defenseless to the consequences of coronavirus. In Virginia, more Black and Latinx residents are dying from COVID-19 than white residents and more people of color lost their jobs […]
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Trump’s (Not So) Secret Anti-Environment Pandemic Agenda
We all know that Trump’s COVID-19 response has left a lot to be desired, but there is one thing he’s been really on top of during this crisis: rolling back protections for the environment. via GIPHY Hope You Didn’t Like Clean Air Since the pandemic started, Trump launched multiple attacks on environmental regulations, all the […]