This University Uprooted a Black Neighborhood. Then Its Policies Reduced the Black Presence on Campus.
Black enrollment at Virginia’s Christopher Newport University fell by more than half under longtime president Paul Trible, a former Republican senator who wanted to “offer a private school experience.”
By 2021, only 2.4% of full-time professors were Black.
👏🏻 #Virginia Democrat Danica Roem was projected to win her election Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, becoming the commonwealth’s first openly transgender state senator and the first out transgender person elected to a state Senate anywhere in the South. #LGBTQ
“Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman, a retired Army colonel who along with his twin brother raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, plans to announce that he will run for Congress in #Virginia’s 7th District, where Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) has declined to seek another term to run for governor instead.
Vindman, 48, is the first Democrat to announce a campaign to succeed Spanberger”
BREAKING: Republicans LOSE CONTROL of the #Virginia House of Delegates. Democrats are now one victory away from taking the majority. This follows the Democrats retaining control of the Virginia State Senate earlier tonight.
Democrats retain control of the #Virginia Senate. Youngkin and Virginia Republicans campaigned hard on taking the chamber to pass an #abortion ban. They have been stopped.
I just voted in Virginia. I am hardly able to hold myself together contemplating a possible GOP trifecta and all the red state policies that would follow. I am hoping Virginians turnout today for democracy. #ElectionDay#virginia#SaveDemocracy
This is what 1,000 postcards to young voters in #Virginia looks like urging them to vote on 11/7 to flip both houses of the VA legislature blue and surge momentum for ’24 election.
Thanks to friends for helping write, decorate, stamp, and the energy to finish. Whew.
#Virginia has given Democrats a ten-seat majority in the Senate, including #DanicaRoem, whose House seat was divvied up in an attempt to gerrymander her out of office.
"She decided to run for Senate in the newly created District 30 after redistricting split her house district three ways."
The day before a rainstorm in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I visited the stunning Peaks of Otter Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. The wind created gentle ripples in the water of Abbott Lake, forming a breathtaking reflection. The beauty of nature never fails to amaze me! If you're interested, you can find prints and more of this picturesque scene on my website.
One of Susquehanna’s richest bets was purchasing a 15 percent stake in TikTok’s parent company, #ByteDance, in 2012;
according to the Wall Street Journal, Yass’ personal stake in the company is about seven percent.
In the early morning on Otter Creek in the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, the peaceful atmosphere was soothing. The warm brown hues under the morning light created a unique and charming view, different from the usual mountain scenery on the Parkway.
I love walking in a snowy forest! The tranquility and stillness are so peaceful. A couple years ago, I explored Mill Mountain after a heavy snowfall. The trees were beautifully coated with thick layers of snow. Check out my gallery for prints and more.
Task Force to Consider “Restorative Justice” for Black Families Uprooted by #Virginia University’s Expansion
Spurred by our “Uprooted” series, a task force created by the city of Newport News and Christopher Newport University will reexamine decades of city and university records shedding light on a Black neighborhood’s destruction.
Virginia admits thousands of voters wrongly purged days before election (www.theguardian.com)
Voting rights groups decry error days before elections that will determine which party controls the state legislature