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Race Where Can You Celebrate Juneteenth in Virginia? Here Are 20 Events.

VIRGINIA BEACH-How do we celebrate? From Thursday through this weekend, there are Juneteenth events going on across Virginia.

Amie Knowles Amie Knowles June 16, 2021 9:10 am EDT
Health How do you fight maternal mortality?
Health How Do We Fight Black Maternal Mortality in Virginia?

RICHMOND-In the US, mothers die in 29.6 out of every 100,000 live births. Virginia is just under that at 29.5.

Arianna Coghill Arianna Coghill October 1, 2020 4:48 am EDT
Coronavirus A little girl is tested for COVID-19 at Annandale High School, in Annandale, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Coronavirus Latinx People Make up Half of Virginia’s COVID-19 Cases Despite Being 10% of the State’s Population

And what regulations could help bring more parity, especially for front-line workers.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 21, 2020 1:17 pm EDT
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Opinion 12 Things you Should Stop Saying About Racial Injustice

A primer for non-Black folks who —finally — want to talk about racial injustice.

Anjanette Delgado Anjanette Delgado June 1, 2020 5:23 pm EDT
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Politics Joe Biden Demands Justice for George Floyd, Calls on Americans to Root Out Structural Racism

“The original sin of this country still stains our nation today, and sometimes, we manage to overlook it. We just push forward with a thousand other tasks in our daily life. But it’s always there."

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 29, 2020 3:25 pm EDT

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Breaking CNN Reporter and Crew Arrested on Live TV While Reporting on Minneapolis Protests

While living on air, Omar Jiménez — who identifies as Black and Latino — was handcuffed and led away, together with his team. Here's what happened.

Associated Press Associated Press May 29, 2020 9:45 am EDT