By: Maria-Paula The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium also Southern Black Girls in collaboration…
Category: Virginia
VADOC K-9 Rivan Memorial Service
The memorial service for VADOC K-9 Rivan was held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11,…
Fair housing lawsuit filed against Powhatan County
Tri-Hope Life Ministries (Tri-Hope) filed a federal lawsuit on March 21 alleging that the Powhatan…
Judge rules suit against Virginia felon disenfranchisement rule can proceed
By Graham Moomaw (Virginia Mercury) – A federal judge gave a greenlight this week to…
Animal welfare officials halted repeat C-sections on baboons at Eastern Virginia Medical School
(Virginia Mercury) – Federal animal welfare officials last year withdrew special permission given to researchers…
VADOC’s Greensville now home to substance use disorder program
The Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VADOC) Greensville Correctional Center is hosting what it calls an…
I AM Teen Summit RVA meant to engage teens
By: Maria-Paula The second-annual Teen Summit RVA event, scheduled for Feb. 24, will see hundreds…
Consent bill for women’s medical procedures altered in Senate
(Sen. Richard Stuart/General Assembly photo) By CAITLIN MCCORMACK (CNS) A bill that would require women…
Virginia lawmakers reject bill to move to partially closed primary elections
By Graham Moomaw (VM) – Legislation that would’ve let Virginia political parties exclude some voters…