Virginia

On Dec. 16, a statue honoring Barbara Rose Johns—a Black teenager whose courage reshaped American education—was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. In 1951, Johns led a student walkout at her segregated Virginia high school, a bold act that helped dismantle school segregation nationwide. The unveiling marked a powerful shift in historical memory: her statue replaced […]

The passage of California's Prop 50 will see the state implement a new congressional map that neutralizes Texas’ redistricting gains.

Virginia Democrats introduced an amendment to the state’s constitution that would allow them to begin a mid-decade redistricting effort. 

Virginia’s redistricting effort comes as several GOP state legislatures have gerrymandered maps to protect the GOP’s narrow House majority. 

Henrico County is planning a $16 million investment in a new walking trail that would pay tribute to United States Colored Troops.

Snellings Funeral Home is facing a lawsuit after Torreon Williams was found covered in maggots during his viewing.

Without notifying or obtaining consent from Bruce Tucker’s family, surgeons—acting with a medical examiner’s permission—removed his heart and kidneys following his death in 1968.

The pioneering initiative is designed to help close the gap in racial disparities surrounding maternal and infant health.

A new project looks to give unmarked Black graves at Oak Hill Plantation in Pittsylvania, Virginia, a new burial site.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence of Fairfax County police sergeant Wesley Shifflett, who shot and killed Timothy Johnson.

A Virginia church has gone viral for spreading a message of shame after a video surfaced of the pastor berating an unwed pregnant woman.

A racist landlord has been sentenced to almost two decades of prison time for harassing his Black tenants and stealing money from them.