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When crews in Richmond removed the monument to General Robert E Lee and the Confederacy, they looked for a time capsule stowed away inside its base. But they never found it, until Monday.
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The Department of Juvenile Justice's undertaking of major reforms succeeded in serving more youth in the community rather than in secure confinement, the head of the General Assembly’s watchdog agency told lawmakers Monday, but during a presentation researchers noted racial inequities still persisted.
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Work to remove the pedestal that held up the statue of Robert E Lee on Richmond’s Monument Avenue started Monday, underlining state and city officials’ challenge of displaying the removed monuments, especially those altered by protestors.
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It’s long been known that racial inequality tracks with higher rates of health problems and earlier death. Now Virginia has become the first state in the…
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An appointed advisory board recommended that the state address racial achievement and opportunity gaps by diversifying and training teachers, and also…
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Lawmakers are considering a resolution that makes a declaration about the problem of racism.Racism isn't just something in the history books plaguing the…
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A commission Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam tasked with researching racist laws from the state’s past has recommended that dozens be repealed in order to…
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During his campaign for governor, Ralph Northam appeared in a TV ad, holding an African-American baby. The message was that Dr. Northam – a pediatric…