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Loving the Lovings: A must-see film

January 1, 2017 By Jarvis Tyner

I spent part of my summers in North Carolina around those years as a kid. Watching Loving was like being there again. The beautiful countryside brought back old memories.

Virginia voters defeat “right-to-work,” gain a Democratic Congressmember

November 10, 2016 By Emile Schepers

Virginia, which used to be a bastion of segregation and has been the long-time headquarters of the National Right-to-Work Committee, was one of the brighter spots for worker advocates and progressives November 8.

Virginia unionists concentrate on beating right-to-work

August 19, 2016 By PAI

Amid reports Republicans may be ceding Virginia to Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, unions are focusing on defeating a right to work referendum.

Two of Virginia’s Congressional districts get re-drawn over GOP objections

May 31, 2016 By Art Cook

Judges re-drew Southern Va.'s 3rd and 4th Congressional districts; GOP lawmakers had concentrated the region's African-American voters into a single district.

Confederate “flaggers” fight for twisted history

December 2, 2015 By Art Cook

A slim majority of whites with a college degree see the Confederate flag as a symbol of heritage and pride, while 41 percent see it as a racist symbol.