Racial JusticeRichmond – Education advocates across the Commonwealth are celebrating the passage ofHB298, Delegate Delores McQuinn’s bill to prioritize evidence-based restorative justice programs in K-12 schools. The legislation, which was signed into law yesterday by Governor Abigail Spanberger, replaces traditional enforcement mechanisms like suspension or expulsion that remove students’ access to education with practices that bring students […]
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Trump Takes a Break From Delicate Iran Negotiations For An Attempted Fundraiser In A City That Hates Him
Charlottesville– On Wednesday night, just a day after Trump spent 24 hours threatening genocide in Iran, reports started appearing in the local press that the FAA would be closing the airspace around Charlottesville and limiting flights to aircraft “DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE (USSS) AND THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES”. Yesterday, residents learned that Trump […]
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The GOP’s “Big Tent” Has No Room Inside
by Jimmie Lee Jarvis The “Big Tent” Promise That Collapses on Contact For some reason, I decided to spend my morning listening to candidates for Chair of the Republican Party of Virginia debate each other over the future of their beleaguered organization. All the candidates seemed to agree on one thing: if elected to lead […]
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Black History Month’s Virginia Connection
With Trump and his MAGA acolytes seemingly intent on erasing any acknowledgment of racial diversity from public life, this year’s Black History Month has taken on special significance. The administration is following the Project 2025 playbook to rewrite history and normalize white supremacy, trying to undo nearly a century of hard-won progress with a flurry […]
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It’s AAPI Heritage Month! But You Knew That… Right?
Kimberly R. Nario Y’all, it’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! I’d love to hear how you’re celebrating or acknowledging, but in case that brings about a dreaded silence from you and a swift side-eye from me, let me just go ahead and give you some ideas. Diversify your personal library. Take a look […]
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Antisemitic Candidates Don’t Belong in Virginia Congress
By: Kierra Johnson As many people continue to use antisemitism to villainize youth and social justice activists, it is important to remember that antisemitism has been on the rise in the United States for years. Especially since the election of Donald Trump, MAGA candidates and the general voting base of the GOP have repeated vile […]
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Rest is Radical
by shay bell This holiday season, I will rest. It’s been a long, ROUGH year, and I don’t know about you all, but I BARELY made it out by the skin of my teeth. With everything happening in our Commonwealth, and in the WORLD, it’s hard to close my eyes at night and feel safe. […]
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Pay Teachers and Don’t Be Racist
By Kimberly R. Nario Hey y’all. Here’s your reminder that it is Filipino American History Month. Before we jet off to festivals and celebrations, I have to say–I had a lot of feelings when I saw this. My grandma was a teacher in the Philippines, only giving up her career to come to the States […]
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And in April, We Sparked
by shay bell It’s my favorite time of year. Spring is upon us, the sun is shining, birds are chirping, the smell of jasmine lingers in the air. And what’s that other smell wafting through my nostrils? Earthy, musky, and sent from above, it’s the smell I’ve come to associate with peace, marijuana. Virginians far […]
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Voting Rights, Youngkin Wrong
by Kimberly R. Nario Everyday we hear about elected officials who are actively working to dismantle our democracy. But did you know some of those very people are right here in our state legislature? Just this past session, several Republicans in both the state Senate and House of Delegates introduced bills to rollback progress on […]