Tag: Virginia
Teen Killed His Entire Family For Being Racist
AFRICANGLOBE - Levi Norwood, a 17-year old white teen, allegedly killed his mother and brother because he believed they were racist for disapproving of his Black girlfriend. His father recently died after allegedly committing suicide. Levi allegedly shot and killed his 34-year old mother, Jennifer Norwood, and 6-year old brother, Wyatt, inside their home in Fauquier County, Virginia.
Woman Who Accused Justin Fairfax Of Rape Has A History Tearing...
AFRICANGLOBE - A woman who alleged Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax raped her in college was accused of harassing and threatening a man she had a relationship with, according to Maryland court records.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring Is Also A Fan Of Blackface
AFRICANGLOBE - The man who’s second in line to become Virginia’s governor on Wednesday admitted that he too has worn blackface — just days after he called on Gov. Ralph Northam to resign for the same thing.
This Is What Virginia Wants To Do With Low-Income Women Who...
AFRICANGLOBE - The governor of the state of Virginia signed off on the $6 million LARCs initiative in the bi-annual budget. The funding, which comes from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants, is allocated by the General Assembly.
Thomas Jefferson’s Home Unveils Rebuilt Slave Quarters “To Tell Fuller Tale...
AFRICANGLOBE - The first log slave quarters with dirt floors to be rebuilt at Thomas Jefferson’s home were formally unveiled on Saturday at Monticello. Descendants of more than 100 slaves from the third president’s plantation marked the occasion in Virginia. Most historians believe Sally Hemings was raped by Thomas Jefferson and that he was the father of her six children.
Virginia To Compensate Victims Of Forced Sterilizations
AFRICANGLOBE - Eugenics is the now-discredited white supremacist movement that sought to improve the genetic composition of "humankind" by preventing those considered "defective" from reproducing. Virginia's Sterilization Act became a model for similar legislation passed around the country and the world, including Nazi Germany.
Virginia City Limits Flying of the Confederate Flag
A rural Virginia city where Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson are buried on Thursday limited the flying of the Confederate flag on poles on several downtown streets.
