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Is the GOP About to Target the Districts of Black Members of Congress to Win the U.S. House in 2026? Urban League Chief Declares Black State of Emergency

Teamsters Union Hired (Then Fired…) Man in Famous White Supremacist C'Ville Rally Photo; Immigration Arrests Up 470% in Virginia; Medical Debt Credit Report Rule Tossed

Video: Speaker Scott, Senator Lucas on Toll Relief; Joint Center Study on Congressional Staff Diversity; Virginia House Democrats Announce Record Fundraising

McClellan Questions Homeland Security on Chesterfield ICE Raids and Arrests; Scott Offers Bills on Out of Control Childcare Costs and Protecting Workers from the Heat

LG Earle-Sears in Emporia, Jay Jones Gethsemane in Norfolk; Speaker Scott, Mayor Jones Help Launch "Majority Democrats"

Richmond: Free Government Contracting Training Series; Virginia's Board Appointment Process; GMU President Targeted

After Months of Silence From Dem Party Leadership, CBC/CHC Et al Defend Diversity and Inclusion

Speaker Scott Donates Record $3M to Virginia House Dems; Impact Awards on July 18 in Portsmouth; History of Black Labor

EP54 - Trump Health Care Cuts and Rural Hospitals

25 Events ᯓ★ in Virginia

Odie Donald II is Richmond's CAO; McClellan, Hashmi to Focus on Rural Hospitals; Aird Named to Cannabis Retail Market Commission

Fort Gregg-Adams: Trump Regime Removes Names of Two Black Military Officers from Army Base; Is Hampton U About to Lose Their ROTC Program?

Virginia Hospitals Sound Alarm on Trump Budget Cuts; Veterans Affairs Cutting Staff; Trump Delaying Nearly $7 Billion in Public School Funding

Virginia Dems Create Hiring Panel; $45 Billion for the Prison Industry and Other Big Winners in Trump's Budget; Surprise: Flock Cameras Used for ICE Activity

50 Years Ago 🎾 Arthur Ashe Won Wimbledon; July 4 Parades; Feds Reinstate $33 Million for Virginia Schools

Virginia Delegation: Kiggans, Wittman Vote YES for Biggest Cut to Medicaid in History and a Bigger Budget for ICE Than for the U.S. Marines

Virginia's Republican Statewide Ticket Appears United at Event in Vienna

GOP Run U.S. Senate Passes Largest Cut to Food Assistance in History; Virginia Senators Looking to Prevent Second UVA Style Fiasco

Rep. Bobby Scott and Speaker Don Scott Bring Dems Together in Newport News; Black Caucus: Target Sit Down Was "Candid"

Trump’s Anti-Black Race Obsession Against Diversity Hits UVA; Newport New Adopts New FOIA Protocols; Women's Summit

EXCLUSIVE: Target CEO Meets with Four Congressional Black Caucus Members on Capitol Hill

EP53 - Virginia House Battleground Races with Fergie Reid, Jr.

Boycott: Target Partnership Backfires; Mervin Mayo Sings; CD11 Debate Forum; Pekarsky Releases New Ad; Women's Summit Schedule

Video: Roland Martin's Virginia Exclusives; LG Nominee Hashmi Backs Del. Irene Shin for Congress; Chesley: Don't Underestimate LG Earle-Sears

Democrats Position to Turn the Commonwealth Blue Statewide; Rep. Scott on Iran Bombing

20 Photos: Gov. Wes Moore at Virginia's Blue Commonwealth Gala

Virginia Democrats Women’s Caucus Kicks Off Gala Day; Warner Holds Town Hall in Henrico; Dem Black Caucus Holds Juneteenth Event

Newport News is Good News: $50 Million Peninsula Cooperative Fund Launch; Williamsburg Bray School; Hippen Wins; Emergency Panel on Trump Cuts at NSU

Gov. Wes Moore to Speak at Blue Commonwealth Gala; Roland Martin to Broadcast Live; Stoney's Epic Fail in Richmond

10 Juneteenth 2025 Events in Virginia

Virginia’s 2025 Election Lineup: The Most DEI Statewide Nominees in America

Hashmi Shocks Virginia with Big Win to Become Dem Nominee for LG; Jones Wins Over Taylor; Shannon Jones Beats Gwynn in Newport News; Fatehi Beats Butler

Funeral for Virginia Union Educator 🌹 Lucille Brown; NAACP Says No to Trump in 116 Year First; Congress on Edge After MN Assassination

Election Day🗳️LG Race: Aaron Rouse Richmond Church Tour; Jay Jones Barnstorms on Election Day; Norfolk Republicans Back Butler Against Progressive Fatehi

Race for Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney: Ramin Fatehi vs. John Butler and Where is the Money Coming From?

Youngkin's Trumpian Call for National Guard Against #NoKingsDay, Trump Ego Parade May Get Heavy Rain; Reaction to Political Violence in MN

On CNN: Loudoun Marine Vet Phillip Thompson on Trump's Anti-Black Policies and the Military; First Person Arrested by U.S. Marines is a Black Veteran

Norfolk School Board Fires Superintendent; Morehouse Student Found Dead in Tysons; Finally: Voting Locations for Rushed CD11 Election

Jay Jones v. Shannon Taylor; Kyle Coleman is Missing; Facial Recognition Technology

Richmond Pastors Attend Rouse for LG Event; Kim Pope Adams Raises Big; Pam Bondi's Bro Loses Big

22 PHOTOS🌹Honoring Coach Tommy Reamon, Sr. a Standout Mentor and Coach Who Led Many to Excellence

30 PHOTOS 📸 Black Women's Clubs in Virginia: Historic Barrett-Peake House in Hampton Celebrates Legacy

AG Race: Taylor Gets Big Cash from Dominion, Attacks Jones; Black Caucus on Travel Ban; Kiggans Begs Senate to Soften Bill She Voted YES On

Arlington Memorial for the Enslaved; Women for Rouse Event in Arlington; Republicans Prepare to Cut Health Care for Millions

Aberdeen Gardens: $20M Grant for Historic Black Community Cut by Trump Administration; Roger Chesley on Jerrauld Jones

Veterans: Navy Vet Says North Battlefield Vet Clinic is a Ghost Town; Jay Jones Backed by Booker; Bruce Oliver Tucker; NSU Football

Trump Kills Elizabeth River Project Grant, Ends Job Corps Program; Biz Owners Meet with LG Candidate Aaron Rouse; Newport News Juneteenth; Youngkin Sets CD11 Date

Fredericksburg Alpha Phi Alpha Gala; Senator Pekarsky Kicks Off Run for Congress; Jerrauld🌹Jones Funeral Details

Pioneer and Noted Norfolk Judge🌹Jerrauld C. Jones Dies at 70

Rouse to Hold Business Roundtable; Gov Signs Cell Phone-Free School Bill; Cathy Hudgins Funeral Details; Juneteenth Events

Richmond Water Crisis Presser; Black Unemployment; New Ads from LG Earle-Sears and Spanberger; Portsmouth: Acoustic Carnival

Louise Lucas Endorses Pekarsky for Congress; Youngkin Vetoes Black History Bill; Remembering Cathy Hudgins

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Black Churches Confront Target; Connolly Funeral; Ida Wells May 27, 1892; Richmond Water Advisory

Memorial Day Commemorating… and Campaigning; Charlie Rangel

George Floyd: Five Years Later

Memorial Day Events; Juneteenth Events; Connolly Funeral Details

Reps. Kiggans, Wittman Vote YES on Biggest Cut to Medicaid in U.S. History as All Virginia Rs Vote for 14 Million Losing Health Care

Gerry Connolly Tributes; Report: 18.3 Million Children Set to Lose School Meals: Trump Wants Investigation of Celebs Who Backed VP Kamala Harris

Black Member of Congress Charged with "Assault" as Trump Escalates Fascism; Ads: Rouse, Jones, Taylor; C'Ville Black Biz Expo; Aird Town Hall

Eddie Radden, Jr. Passes; Rs in Congress Move to Toss 3 Million Off Food Assistance; Virginia State University Graduation

State of the People Arrives in Richmond; Scott in Budget Battle; Five-Year Anniversary of George Floyd

EP52 - Reps. McClellan, Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett on Dem Messaging, Fighting Health Care Cuts

Rep. McClellan on MSNBC on Health Care; Chef Bobby Scott Wins at March of Dimes; Trump Cuts Mean Virginia Colleges Put Projects on Hold

Ras Baraka Headed to Virginia for May 20 Fundraiser; ‘Waverly Two’ Innocence Petition Denied; Virginia AFL-CIO Hits Abigail on Union Policy

Trump Orders Undercut Black Business Gains; April Employment Data Shows Impact on Black Women

Republicans Release Plan to Cut Medicaid by $880 Billion; Hampton U's $100K Dr. Mellanda Colson Scott Scholarship; Hashmi LG Ad

Graduation Photos 📸 Speaker Don Scott at Hampton U; Meagan Good at ODU; Sheryl Lee Ralph at Norfolk State

NSU, VCU: Graduation Season Begins; Pope Leo; X Account Investigates Extortion; Civil Rights Group Goes After Meta

EP51 - Dems Running in ALL 100 Virginia House Districts w/ Fergie Reid, Jr.

Bobby Scott Endorses Jay Jones for Attorney General; MLK Bust Vanishes from Oval; Stanfield Q&A with Stephen Miller-Pitts

Keys-Gamarra, McKay: Will the Biggest Vote Winners in Fairfax Run for Congress; VCU's First Black Nurse; Brown v. Board Flyer

Virginians at the Met Gala; Virginia Black Chamber Event; AG Race: Jay Jones TV Ad; JBMS Survey: Racial Slurs Redacted

Rep. Bobby Scott Endorses Aaron Rouse for Lt. Governor of Virginia

Del. Feggans is NewDEAL Rising Star; Job Fair for Fed Workers in Alexandria Packed; Allen Iverson Classic in Hampton; Sheryl Lee Ralph

16 Events 😎 in Virginia; Meals on Wheels Funding Chaos in the Age of Trump

550 Jobs Lost in Emporia; JD Spain Sr. on Inside Scoop; Virginia Teacher Pay; Stock Up: Tariff Shortage Incoming?

Norfolk State to Offer Virginia’s First College Course on Gaming Management; NoVA Business Poll; LG Sears Finally Comments Reid

LG Candidate Aaron Rouse Backed by Union; Is a John Reid Lawsuit Coming; Scott Bday Bash in Hampton, Virginia's Shaboozey on Tour; Rev. Barber Protests GOP Cuts

Nicole Cole Kicks Off Campaign, Speaker Scott as Guest; Hampton Roads Urban League Event with AG; Black America Is Playing the Long Game

EP50 - John Reid, History... and Blackmail? with Paul Goldman

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Throws Down; Alexis Herman; Real ID Deadline; New BJ Roberts Health Center Opens

EP49 - Rep. Jennifer McClellan's Town Hall in Richmond

Hampton U: State of the Media Event; Bot Attack Against Former LG; McClellan Town Hall; DoD Lawsuit on Book Bans; Target Boycott Continues

The 2025 Elections in Virginia Will Be the Most Diverse in History; Newport News Justice Reform Forum; Nicole Cole Kickoff

Easter 2025 🌷 Norfolk State Science Center; Michael Vick's First Game as Coach

EP48 - Fergie Reid Jr. on the State of Play of Virginia House Races for 2025

20 Events 🐣 Happy Easter Week; Norfolk: Former AG Herring Endorses Progressive Prosecutor; Hampton Workforce Event

Sen. Locke on FEMA Cuts; Forum on Likely Cuts to Medicaid in Hampton; Michael Vick on Sports Center; June 16🏌️‍♀️Golf Fundraiser

Kimberly Pope Adams Raises $103K in Q1; Ralph Sampson Honored at UVA; GOP Silent as Trump Kidnaps People and Sends Them to Prison Overseas

Scott Townhall in Newport News; Casino Vendor Fair in Petersburg; Trump Dares That His No-Due-Process Kidnapping Policy May Focus on Americans

Tonight: Reps. Scott, McClellan Holding Town Halls; Fox Elementary in Richmond; Congressional Black Caucus: Hands Off Blacksonian

14th Annual 900 Men Strong Scholarship and Community Service Awards Honors Mayor Phillip Jones, Lionell Spruill; GOP Pushes Restrictive SAVE Act

Chesapeake: Partisan Ribbon Cutting Surprises Many at North Battlefield Veterans Outpatient Clinic

Virginia Research Colleges Could Face ‘Devastating’ Fallout from Trump's Fed Cuts; Bogus Presser?; Target Boycott Nears End ‘I’m Done for Good’

The Impact of Trump's Mass Firings on Virginia: Emergency Panel Meets in Alexandria to Analyze Fallout

Erasing History: Trump Admin Set to Target Museum of African American History?; Jay Jones Raises $925K+ for AG Race

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears Makes History Again; Video: Virginia Senate Committee on Federal Cuts

Food Channel Coming to Newport News; Richmond Planet Documentary; Norfolk Mayor Pushes for More Felonies; NSU Football

As Trump Trashes Economy, Kiggans, Wittman Silent; McQuinn Announces; New Virginia Black Caucus Chair; Hampton Roads Home Sales Drop

Rep. Scott, Speaker Scott Endorse Fatehi in Norfolk; 🚩 Subscription SALE; Blacksonian Director Placed on Leave; Eggleston Drops Out of LG Race

Virginians React to Booker; Norfolk to Close 10 Schools; Legacy Orgs Push Back on Trump and Defend Diversity; Behold the NSU Football Schedule

EP47 - Rep. Scott Forum on Civil Rights vs. Trump

Trump Fed Layoffs and Stock Market Down, Virginia LG Sears: It's the Media; Anti-Trump Rallies Planned for April 5; MLK Book to Be Removed at Naval Academy?

White House Press Folds to Trump; Is a Blue Wave Forming; LG: Aaron Rouse Campaigns; Ozturk Abduction; Virginia Robinson Retires

#Virginia Dems Close to 100 for 100; First Colonial Fiasco: Speaker Scott on Roland Martin Unfiltered; Dr. Greg Carr on "Improper Ideology"

Where Has She Been? Alexandria Councilman Comments on Spanberger Visit to Alfred Street Baptist Church; State of the People Tour to Stop in Richmond

Speaker Don Scott Blocked from Speaking at First Colonial HS; Trump Vet Affairs Chief Calls Kaine, Rep. Scott Liars on VA Facility Staffing They're Not Lying About

Trump Exec Order on Voting a Certain Lawsuit Magnet; CBC on SNAP; Virginia Establishes Food Pantries at Colleges; Target Loses Billions

Trump Anti-Diversity Push: All 23 Community Colleges in Virginia Required to End Diversity; Youngkin Vetoes School Construction

Exhibit on Rosenwald Schools at VMHC; Redacted Report on Triple Homicide at UVA; Virginia Union Closes Diversity Office

Senator Lamont Bagby Elected Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia; GOP in the U.S. House Set Framework to Benefit Top 1%

150,000+ for Target Boycott; Despite Virginia Being Last on Ed Report Card Youngkin Wants Control of Education; Virginia's Grassroots Want to Chuck Chuck

Petersburg Casino Groundbreaking; Trump’s Signs EO Abolishing Dept. of Ed; AG Miyares Announces $750,000 Verdict Against Racist Landlord

As Democrats Take Qs at Endless Events and Tele-Town Halls Republicans Hide; COVID-19 Relief Funding at HBCUs

Federal Chaos: Hampton Roads Leaders Hold Town Hall; Funeral of Tuskegee Airman Col. Carl Johnson; NCAA March Madness: Norfolk State Learns Opponents

Memorial Service for Col. Carl Johnson; Book Ban Study; Virginia Beach Town Hall

Arlington National Cemetery Website Erases Links on Black Veterans; Furor at Schumer and Questions on Leadership; Virginia Beach Town Hall

Dept. of Education: Who Was Cut; Trump Admin's Use of License Plate Readers; Medicaid Briefing; Black Press Day

Diversity Among Top Capitol Hill Staff; Valerie Scott Price🌹; Alexandria Dems Send Message to Virginia's Senators

Richmond Schools Show Boost in Winter Test Scores; State-by-State Report on Medicaid

Speaker Don Scott's Bday Bash Raises a Stunning $750,000; GOP Push to Erase Black Lives Matter Plaza and 26,000 Diverse U.S. Military Images

Why Should Black Americans Serve in Today’s Military?; Sen. Lucas Announces New Panel on Trump’s Mass Firings; Youngkin Celebrates End of UVA Diversity Office

Federal Employees: Arlington Dems Hold Second 200+ Event; March 7, 1965; VMI's First Black Superintendent: Firing Was Partisan

Virginia Labor Leaders on Capitol Hill; Virginia Army Staff Sgt. on CNN; Trump to Sign Order to Shut Dept. of Ed; McClellan Guest Highlights Medicaid

Congressional Black Caucus Talks Resistance Before Trump Speech; Virginia NAACP Opposes Closure of Black Voting Locations in Appomattox

Gov. Youngkin Grants Clemency to Fired Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man; Hampton NAACP "Navigating the Storm" Event

Maryland's Guv Has Advice for Virginia LG Earle-Sears; Photos: 100 Men of Color Black Tie Gala & Awards at The Hippodrome

EP46 - Advice for Federal Workers in the DMV

Following Trump's Anti-Black Lead, VMI Board Votes to Remove First Black Leader; Photos: Black History Month Commonwealth Coffee

LG Earle Sears Has Company in the GOP Primary; 'Waiting for Wittman' Event in Henrico; Loudoun Freedom Center Event

Rep. Jen Kiggans and All Virginia Rs Vote to Cut Medicaid; 200+ Attend Arlington Ds Event to Support Fed Workers as Trump Plans "Large Scale" Fed Layoffs

Job Loss in Virginia: Gov. Youngkin Fully Embraces Trump's Mass Federal Firings

McClellan on Pentagon Purge; Repubs Silent on Trump Mass Firings, Citizens Try to Smoke Out Rob Wittman; MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid

Shannon Jones Announces for Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney; Wilder on VMI; Ben Crump on Malcolm X

Tonight at 7PM: Rep. Bobby Scott Telephone Town Hall; Video: Speaker Don Scott on Maddow on Trump Firings and Job Loss Impact on Virginia

UVA to Release Delayed Report on 2022 Campus Triple Homicide; Thurs: Bobby Scott Telephone Town Hall

Target Stock Drops After Boycott Call; NAACP: Spend Your Cash with Inclusive Companies; Trump Dept. of ED: Mention Race = Lose Fed $

Video: Warner Calls Attacks on Wokeism Legit; Virginia Cops Bail on Mass Surveillance Bill After Regs Added; Richmond Planet

Project 2025 Plan Continues: Trump Fires Thousands in Federal Workforce; Video: Rep. McClellan on News Nation; AFL-CIO Message on DOGE

Sen. Boysko's 80 Words and 52 Seconds: A Moment in Big Money Politics in Virginia

Henrico Nurse Out on Bond; McClellan's 10,000 Person Telephone Town Hall; Abingdon's Barter Theatre

Fairfax Casino Bill Dies in Committee; Rally at U.S. Capitol for Public Education; Thursday: McClellan Telephone Town Hall

As DOGE Invades Federal Data Virginia Debates License Plate Reader Surveillance; Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Black Engineering Awards Event

Are Virginia Republicans Set to Watch Virginia's Economy Destroyed by Trump? Resources for Trump's Chaos

Photos: Virginia Union University’s Founder's Day; Virginia Colleges May Livestream Meetings; Scott TeleTown Hall

Black Federal Employees Targeted in Public Blacklist; Speaker Scott's Mid Session Gala; Rep. Scott TeleTown Hall on Trump Chaos; Will Youngkin Protect Virginia

New Emergency Panel on Impact of Fed Cuts; Trump Hires White Nationalist; Casino Vote; Virginia to Pay 3 Falsely Accused Men

Virginia NAACP Hits Miyares for Anti-Black Letter to COSTCO; Dems Appear to Awaken; Trump Set to Dismantle Dept of Education

License Plate Readers?; Warner Cool on Casino; Skill Games Report; Campbell and Marsh Funerals

Rep. McClellan on CNN, Takes on Trump; Del. Dan Helmer Files Defamation Suit; Newport News State of the City

RIP Kiah Duggins; Lawmakers React to Fed Funding Freeze; Appreciation: Henry Marsh III

Trump White House Drives Confusion After Funding Freeze Decision; Something in the Water Cancelled; Newport News Black History Month Events

Funeral Arrangements for Danville Civil Rights Leader Gloria Campbell; 15 Events

EP45 - Tributes to Henry Marsh III

60 Photos: A Tribute to Pioneering Black Lawmakers at the Virginia State Capitol

Tributes to Henry Marsh III; Case Against Confederate School Names Moves Forward; Free School Breakfast in Virginia?

MLK Files Declassified; Trump's First Law: 58 Dems Join GOP to Send Anti Due Process Bill to Trump's Desk; Tele-Health Bill Advances

Youngkin, Miyares Go Silent on Trump Pardoning Convicted Criminals Who Assault Police; Mystery Severances in Richmond; More Jay Jones Endorsements

Bobby Scott Goes 3 for 3 for Presidential Pardon Requests, Including Two Black Women; Biden Pardons Harry Dunn, Former Cops; Youngkin, Miyares on Waverly Two

EP43 - EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Interview of Don Scott on Being Pardoned by President Biden

🚨President Biden Pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott and Kemba Smith of Richmond, Va.

MLK Community Leaders Breakfast; Honoring L. Douglas Wilder; MAGA Immigration Bill Set to Be First Trump Law

Freedom Classic Festival at Virginia State; Are Dems Doing a TikTok Flip Flop?; Rouse Leads in Cash on Hand; Newport News Mayor on EPA Board

Pastor Milton Blount; SWaM Certification Lab; Ventune Smith Tribute; Vick Named to College Hall of Fame

Speaker Don Scott's Historic Fundraising Haul; Tucker Family Event in Hampton; Newport News City Council Sworn-in

Six Takeaways from Gov. Youngkin's Speech; Democrats Respond; LG Earle-Sears Featured at Trump Inaugural Event; Pastor Milton Blount Passes; AI Legislation

EP44 - Interview with Rep. Jennifer McClellan

Wilder on Water Crisis; Black Nurses Honored in Hampton; Michael Vick Hires 8 Coaches; New Virginia Dem Votes with GOP Again

Mason Dixon Gov Poll Includes Bobby Scott; Richmond Water Crisis Session Photos; Youngkin with Trump at Mar-a-Lago; Henrico NAACP on Richmond Water Crisis

Richmond Water Crisis; Gov. Wes Moore, Bobby Scott in Glen Allen; Virginia Dem Votes with MAGA Rs on Immigration

EP42 - Interview with Speaker Don Scott

Never Forget Jan. 6, 2021; Henrico Nurse Arrested; Speaker Scott Brunch; Something in the Water Delay; Cute RVA Hippo Named

Biden Honors Fannie Lou Hamer, Denzel Washington, Magic Johnson; Richmond Ministers Conference

First Day of Congress: Scott and McClellan Get to Work; VP Kamala Harris Swears-in History; Photos: Black Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In

Del. Mike Jones Visits Red Onion; Dr. Pat King, Les Smith Join Chesapeake City Council; FBI Raids Isle of Wight Home and Finds Explosives