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The 2018 Empowering women in Media, a networking and panel event that presented women of color in media sharing their stories with other women who are looking to break into the world of media. (En la Escena/Kizzy Cox)

Black Experience

Newsrooms Still Lack Women and Individuals of Color

by WI Guest Author March 4, 2019October 31, 2020

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (center) speaks with reporters on Feb. 27 regarding Maryland Del. Mary Ann Lisanti, who came under fire for using a racial slur to describe an area of the county. Standing alongside Alsobrooks are Dels. Darryl Barnes (left) and Michael Jackson. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Md. Lawmakers Call for White Delegate’s Resignation After Racial Slur

by William J. Ford February 27, 2019October 31, 2020

**FILE** Jussie Smollett attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: "Empire" at The Robin Williams Center in New York City on Nov. 14, 2018. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)

EDITORIAL: Smollett’s Hate Crime Allegations are Real for Many

by WI Guest Author February 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Ralph Northam

Northam Cancels ‘Reconciliation Tour’ Launch at HBCU

by WI Guest Author February 20, 2019October 31, 2020

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

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

The page for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in the 1984 yearbook from Eastern Virginia Medical School shows a photo of a person in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan robes. Northam admitted to being one of the two people in the photo, but not which.

Marc Morial, Op-Ed, Opinion

MORIAL: Blackface is a Flaunting of White Privilege

by WI Guest Author 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