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Body camera footage shows a Windsor, Virginia, police officer pepper-spraying Army Lt. Caron Nazario during a Dec. 5, 2020, traffic stop.

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Virginia AG Sues Town for ‘Huge’ Racial Disparities in Enforcement Against Motorists

by Stacy M. Brown December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a lawsuit against the town of Windsor, where police violently stopped a Black military officer, held him at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed him.

Federal Judge Extends Virginia’s Voter Registration Deadline

by WI Guest Author October 14, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of Chesapeake Bay Program

D.C., Maryland, Virginia Plan to Sue EPA

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 27, 2020December 21, 2021

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam talks about how he was raised during an interview in the Governor's Mansion February 09, 2019 in Richmond, VA. He and Attorney General Mark R. Herring have admitted to using blackface in the past. And, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax denies sexually assaulting two women. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Fauntroy, Pratt Discuss Virginia’s Political Turmoil

by James Wright Jr. March 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Ralph Northam

National, Stacy M. Brown

The Truth About Blackface: It Never Went Away

by Stacy M. Brown February 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Justin Fairfax

Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Fairfax Continues to Deny, Survive Sex Assault Allegations

by Stacy M. Brown February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

From left: Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney, host Halsey, Alex Moffat, and Beck Bennett as Virginia state officials during the "State Meeting" sketch on "Saturday Night Live" on Feb. 9, 2019. (Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Virginia Scandals Make ‘SNL,’ Trouble Hip-Hop Icon

by Stacy M. Brown February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Ralph Northam

Virginia Governor’s Alma Mater to Investigate Racist Yearbook Photos

by WI Guest Author February 12, 2019October 31, 2020

**FILE** Gov.-elect Ralph Northam (C) links arms with (L-R) current Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Lt. Gov.-elect Justin Fairfax, Attorney General-elect Mark Herring, and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) at an election night rally November 7, 2017 in Fairfax, Virginia. Northam defeated Republican candidate Ed Gillespie. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

America Watching As Top Three Virginia Officials are Embroiled in Controversy

by WI Guest Author February 12, 2019October 31, 2020

Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax presides over the Senate at the Virginia State Capitol, February 7, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia state politics are in a state of upheaval, with Governor Ralph Northam and State Attorney General Mark Herring both admitting to past uses of blackface and Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax accused of sexual misconduct. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Lawmaker Backs Off Impeachment Proceedings against Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax

by WI Guest Author February 11, 2019October 31, 2020