VMI FORCED TO FACE RACISM AS EVENTS CASCADE Virginia Military Institute (VMI), founded in 1839 in Lexington, is facing perhaps the most seismic crisis of its existence. In 1996, former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the… Read More ›
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Loving Pocahontas Day Redux
Editors’ Note: Republished from June 8, 2018. In light of recent events and in relation to June 12, 1967, the date of a Supreme Court opinion striking down Virginia’s Jim Crow anti-miscegenation law, we re-present. June 19th witnesses the 99th… Read More ›
Legal Legacy of Discrimination Targeted in VA
Last June, Virginia’s Governor announced the creation of a commission to examine Commonwealth laws that discriminate on the basis of race or gender. The Commission was inspired by the leadership of Senator Lionel Spruill and Delegate Marcia Price in repealing… Read More ›
Loving Pocahontas Day Redux
Editors’ Note: First published by VoxFairfax in June 2018, we are republishing this article in light of recent national events and their proximity to June 12, 1967, the date of a Supreme Court opinion striking down Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law. Pocahontas… Read More ›