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HISTORY, AS USUAL

Black Virginia Statehouse Workers Give Northam a Pass

The head of the government where they work has been pictured wearing blackface and they’re not terribly surprised.

Kate Andrews

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CLEAN SLATE

Virginia Activists: If Fairfax Goes, Northam Better Go Too

Activists gathered at a former slave-trading site to make sure the latest scandal—a second sexual assault allegation against Lt. Gov. Fairfax—doesn’t let Northam off the hook.

Kate Andrews

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