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Irving Peddrew, first Black student at Virginia Tech passes at 88
WAVY via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Civil rights pioneer and Hampton native Irving L. Peddrew has passed away at...
Roundup of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for literature
Republican-American· 2 days agoA beautifully rendered novel set in West Virginia’s Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in the aftermath of the Civil War where a severely wounded Union...
Republicans in West Virginia governor’s race run to the right on transgender issues
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTransgender issues have emerged as an unexpected focal point in West Virginia’s gubernatorial race,...
A gender-fluid childhood at an RV park in the desert. Zoë Bossiere wouldn't change a thing
LA Times via AOL· 7 hours agoI really think that it's going to take a lot more than just affirming trans kids at this point to prevent deaths, to prevent what happened to Nex from happening to the next kid. We need to resist ...
As summer approaches, civil rights leader says Hampton Roads faces crime-based crisis
WAVY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The President of the Urban League of Hampton Roads had just returned from a...
Opinion: Restoring Confederate names on schools is a lesson in why symbols matter
CNN.com· 20 hours agoRogers Center for the Study of the Presidency at Vanderbilt University. In 2020, Virginia’s...
Proud January 6 Rioter Seeks Return to Capitol—as a Congressman
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn March 2022, Evans pleaded guilty to one felony count of civil disorder and served three months in...
Civil rights leader Daisy Bates to be honored with statue at US Capitol
WSAU Wausau· 7 days agoBy Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The late U.S. civil rights leader and journalist Daisy...
Virginia school district restores Confederate names at 2 schools
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoVirginia’s largest school system, Fairfax County Public Schools, removed the name of Confederate...
Playbook: The other trials hanging over 2024
Politico· 6 hours agoWest Virginia had a slew of Republican races, but there was no real surprise in the highest-profile primary, as Gov. JIM JUSTICE easily beat Rep. ALEX...
