I’m sure you’ve heard that pot is now legalized for personal use as of July 1, 2021. Not only does that mark the beginning of the end for race-based marijuana arrests and help curb the opioid epidemic, but it also gives us an opportunity to right a pile of historical wrongs. Legalizing marijuana for personal […]
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April PV Spotlight: New Virginia Majority
For democracy to work for all of us, it must include us all. This year, the Commonwealth passed and enacted the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, making us the first state in the South to proactively guarantee access to the ballot for all voters. Passing the VRA of Virginia came on the heels of the […]
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ICYMI: Virginia NAACP Calls for Ending Qualified Immunity
ICYMI: Virginia NAACP Calls for Ending Qualified Immunity Windsor, Virginia—Following the recorded police brutality against Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario in Windsor, Virginia, members of the Virginia NAACP called for the General Assembly to revisit qualified immunity, a key piece of police reform legislation. Additionally, the Attorney General’s office announced the launch of an investigation Monday. […]
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Advocates Celebrate Black Maternal Health Week
Advocates across the Commonwealth are celebrating Black Maternal Health Week from April 11-17. We have a Black maternal mortality crisis in our country, and Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. This week is a time to celebrate Black mothers and bring awareness to the […]
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ICYMI: Appalachian Power Appeals Denial of Rate Increase to Supreme Court of Virginia
ICYMI: Appalachian Power Appeals Denial of Rate Increase to Supreme Court of Virginia Richmond, Virginia—Dominion Energy isn’t the only utility monopoly fighting to charge consumers more. Appalachian Power has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Virginia after the State Corporation Commission denied their bid to raise customer bills. Appalachian Power’s parent company, American […]
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ICYMI: Dominion is Asking for Permission to Overcharge Even More
ICYMI: Dominion is Asking for Permission to Overcharge Even More Richmond, Virginia—After overcharging hardworking people in Virginia by over $500 million since 2017, Dominion Energy is seeking permission to charge even more. Despite charging people in our community the 6th highest utility bills in the country, Dominion Energy filed a request this week asking state […]
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Kirk Cox Supports Voter Suppression, Wants to “Go Further Than Georgia”
As activists celebrate the passage of the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, candidate for Governor, Delegate Kirk Cox, announced that he not only supports Georgia’s recently passed and widely panned voter suppression law, but he wants Virginia to take it even further. On the John Fredericks Radio Show yesterday, Cox said that Virginia could “go […]
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Virginia Beach Police Officer Killed Unarmed Black Man, Body Camera Was Off
On Friday night, a Virginia Beach police officer shot and killed Donovan Lynch, an unarmed Black man. It’s difficult to know exactly what happened because the officer’s body-worn camera was turned off for unknown reasons, according to police Chief Paul Neduigate. Since the beginning of 2021, police have killed 132 people across the United States. […]
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Qualified Immunity is Killing the Black Community
It’s been a year, and I still can’t sleep. If you think I’m talking about the pandemic, you’re mistaken. It’s been a year since a girl like me was resting in her bed and never got the chance to meet the dawn of the new day. She never got the chance to call her mom […]
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If You Don’t Hate Me, Act Like It
by Kimberly Nario Sometimes it feels like I grew up in a hospital. When I was a kid, my mom and several aunties worked at hospitals across Hampton Roads. It was common for my dad to drop me off in the middle of my mom’s shift so I could spend an afternoon bouncing between the […]