The keynote speaker at Tabernacle Baptist Church’s King celebration likens the legacy of the civil-rights icon to the story of the Good Samaritan
Author: Bill Atkinson, The Progress-Index
4 inmates who escaped federal prison camp in Virginia back in custody, officials said
4 inmates returned to the federal prison less than a week after escaping, the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons announced.
Virginia to remove Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond, transfer state-owned land to city
Virginia announced it would remove the pedestal of the former Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond and cede the property on which it stood to the city.
Virginia Governor pardons ‘Martinsville Seven’ Black men executed for rape 70 years ago
Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons for a group of Black men executed 70 years ago for allegedly raping a white woman in Martinsville, Va.
Virginia gubernatorial candidate says Facebook ‘continues to restrict free speech’ by suspending her campaign page 60 days
The GOP gubernatorial hopeful claims the two-month ban is an example that ‘we no longer have free speech here in America’
Breonna Taylor’s family watches as Virginia signs ‘Breonna’s Law’ banning no-knock warrants
With members of Breonna Taylor’s family there to witness, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ceremoniously signed the so-called “Breonna’s Law.”
Rolls-Royce closing Virginia aircraft parts plant in 2021 amid COVID-19, eliminating 280 jobs
Rolls-Royce North America said it plans to close its aircraft parts manufacturing plant in Virginia by the middle of 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virginia judge blocks Gov. Ralph Northam’s order to take down Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond for 10 days
A spokeswoman for Gov. Ralph Northam said a judge’s temporary injunction does not hinder his authority to remove ‘this divisive symbol’ from Richmond.