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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)

Va. Governor Set to Launch Apology Tour at HBCU

by WI Guest Author February 15, 2019October 31, 2020

Maryland Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk speaks at a Feb. 13 press conference about legislation she and state Sen. Brian Feldman (right) propose to give the state an individual health care mandate. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Md. Lawmakers Pitch Health-Insurance Down Payment Plan

by William J. Ford February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Trump continues his campaign for a wall to be built along the border as the Democrats in Congress are asking for other border security measures. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

D Kevin McNeir, Politics

Was Trump’s ‘Last Stand’ in El Paso Foreshadowing of 2020 Game Plan?

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Lauren Underwood

Rep. Underwood to Black Nurses: Go into Politics

by James Wright Jr. February 13, 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

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)

EDITORIAL: Black or White Still Matters as America Clings to Double Standards

by WI Guest Author February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Dozens fill a hearing room in Annapolis to testify about proposed legislation to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $15 an hour on Feb. 8. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Dozens Speak Out on Fight for $15 Legislation

by William J. Ford February 8, 2019October 31, 2020

Rodger Smitherman

Black Experience, National

Black Lawmaker Floats Anti-Profiling Bill

by WI Guest Author February 8, 2019October 31, 2020

John Dingell

John Dingell, Former Congressman, Dies at 92

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2019October 31, 2020

**FILE** Newly inaugurated Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam joins community workers who spent the MLK birthday on Jan. 15 sprucing up the historic Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond, which serves as the final resting place for many prominent African Americans. (Dorothy Rowley/The Washington Informer)

National, Politics, William J. Ford

Northam Clings to Seat Amid Racial Firestorm

by William J. Ford February 6, 2019October 31, 2020